The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5810] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Colonel D Muirhead / Regarding: Colonel D Muirhead (Patient) / 13 April 1789 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Colonel Muirhead concerning his own case, in response to 'yours of the 11th'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5810 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/82 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 13 April 1789 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to Colonel Muirhead concerning his own case, in response to 'yours of the 11th'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1164] |
Case of Colonel D. Murhead, who corresponds directy with Cullen. |
12 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3915] | Addressee | Colonel D Muirhead |
| [PERS ID:3915] | Patient | Colonel D Muirhead |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Crossbasket Castle | High Blantyre | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Col: Muirhead
I am favoured with yours of the 11th
and as a very bad season is but lately over, and
a dry one in the West has not yet long
taken place I am not surprised that you
have not yet made great progress in your
health, but if you get [?]
[we have?] now I am persuaded you will
come on, and especially ↑that↑ you will take more
and more pains in your exercise.
I am clear that you should continue
the Infusion, but at the same time I
am of opinion that ↑with advantage↑ you may intermit it
for a fortnight. During that interval
you may take your Keysers Pill, but
I would not push them first, and still
with the conditions I mentioned in my
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advice. You enter upon the use of them
sooner in the Season than I would have
advised, but with great precaution against
cold ↑though without confinement↑ I hope they may be very safe. They
sometimes prove laxative, and if they
do so with you, you must let them
alone, as I think that tendency of your
constitution is not to be encouraged.
When you go on a little further
and shall be pleased to give me another
report, you may depend upon the punctual
attention of
Diplomatic Text
Col: Muirhead
I am favoured with yours of the 11th
and as a very bad season is but lately over, and
a dry one in the West has not yet long
taken place I am not surprised that you
have not yet made great progress in your
health, but if you get [?]
[we have?] now I am persuaded you will
come on, and especially ↑that↑ you will take more
and more pains in your exercise.
I am clear that you should continue
the Infusion, but at the same time I
am of opinion that ↑with advantage↑ you may intermit it
for a fortnight. During that interval
you may take your Keysers Pill, but
I would not push them first, and still
with the conditions I mentioned in my
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advice. You enter upon the use of them
sooner in the Season than I would have
advised, but with great precaution against
cold ↑though without confinement↑ I hope they may be very safe. They
sometimes prove laxative, and if they
do so with you, you must let them
alone, as I think that tendency of your
constitution is not to be encouraged.
When you go on a little further
and shall be pleased to give me another
report, you may depend upon the punctual
attention of
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