The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5795] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Hamilton / Regarding: Mr John Hamilton (Patient) / 20 March 1789 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'John Hamilton Esqr.'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5795 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/67 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 March 1789 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'John Hamilton Esqr.' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2349] |
Case of John Hamilton who is prescribed strengthening pills for an unspecified condition. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5811] | Addressee | Mr John Hamilton |
| [PERS ID:5811] | Patient | Mr John Hamilton |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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John Hamilton Esqr.
I was favoured with yours in the
forenoon, and am sorry to find the case to be
of difficult [cure?], but I will endeavour to do
you all the service in my powers, and I
there inclose a Prescription for a medicine
that I have found of great benefit in
such cases. Please enter upon the use of it
directly, and after a trial of it for two weeks
or more let me know the effects of it, and
I shall endeavour to give you what further
advice I can. The Gentleman you sent with
the letter did not call again till I was gone
abroad, and as he did not {illeg} what
Hotel you lodged {illeg}
you may be [found?] I am Sir [your most] obedient
Servant
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[For?] {illeg} Hamilton Esqr.
Take one drachm of prepared Powdered steel half a drachm of Powdered Kino gum Crush well into a powder, to which add one half drachms of gentian Extract Add a sufficient quantity of Mucilago of gum Arabic so as to make a mass divisible into single pills of four grains each. Label: Strengthening Pills Three to be taken every night at bed time.
10 March
1789
Diplomatic Text
John Hamilton Esqr.
I was favoured with yours in the
forenoon, and am sorry to find the case to be
of difficult [cure?], but I will endeavour to do
you all the service in my powers, and I
there inclose a Prescription for a medicine
that I have found of great benefit in
such cases. Please enter upon the use of it
directly, and after a trial of it for two weeks
or more let me know the effects of it, and
I shall endeavour to give you what further
advice I can. The Gentleman you sent with
the letter did not call again till I was gone
abroad, and as he did not {illeg} what
Hotel you lodged {illeg}
you may be [found?] I am Sir [your most] obedient
Servant
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[For?] {illeg} Hamilton Esqr.
℞ Limatur. mart. præp. ʒj
Pulv. gum Kino ʒſs
Terito simul in pulverum et adde
Extract. gentian ʒjſs
Mucilag. g. Arab. q. s. ut f.
massa dividenda in pil. sig.
gr. IV.
Sig. Strengthening Pills Three
to be taken every night at bed
time
10 March
1789
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