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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:629] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Dunlop (of Dunlop) / Regarding: Mrs Frances Anna Dunlop (Wallace) (of Dunlop) (Patient) / 26 August 1782 / (Outgoing)

Reply to 'John' at Kilpatrick, concerning 'Mrs Dunlop', a patient whom Cullen has 'always loved and esteemed'..

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 629
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/15/114
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date26 August 1782
Annotation None
TypeMachine copy
Enclosure(s) Enclosure(s) present
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply to 'John' at Kilpatrick, concerning 'Mrs Dunlop', a patient whom Cullen has 'always loved and esteemed'..
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1138]
Case of Frances Dunlop who has a fever and becomes delirious.
7


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2610]AddresseeMr John Dunlop (of Dunlop)
[PERS ID:2680]PatientMrs Frances Anna Dunlop (of Dunlop)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2347]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr James Swan
[PERS ID:2610]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr John Dunlop (of Dunlop)

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 Dunlop Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred
Mentioned / Other Kilpatrick Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain

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Mrs Dunlop

My Dear Sir


I received yours just now, when my
Carriage is at the Door to carry me to a Patient in the Country
but I will not delay a moment giving the best advice I can
to Mrs Dunlop, whom I have always loved and esteemed


Let her have no other purgative, but such a Dose of
Dr Stevenson Pills as may move her once or at most twice
every other day.


Let alone all attempts to make her Vomit.


The only Medicine I can advise for her is prescribed on
the other page. For the rest the disease must be left to
time and nature which often cures the Jaundice when
Medicines will not and when our officiousness often does
harm. By the trials you have made, you will by this
time have found how far Acids and Wine agreed with
her, I commonly find that they do not, but I allow you
to be determined by experience




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I should have said before, that if Dr Stevensons
Pills make her sick, let the Squills be left out of the
Composition.


I consider this letter as equally addressed to you
and Mr Swan, to whom therefore you will be pleased
to communicate it with my Compliments.


Praying earnestly for Mrs Dunlops relief, and
with but Compliments to all at Kilpatrick I am
sincerely and affectionately Dear John


Yours &c.

William Cullen

Edinburgh August 26. 1782


I must say that Mrs Dunlop is in some danger and
I beg to know when I can be of any further Service to
her.




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For Mrs Dunlop.

Take one drachm of chamomile's flower Powder, half an ounce of Spanish Soap and enough simple Syrup in order to let there be made a mass to be divided into pills of five grains each. Label: Aperient Pills, five to be taken twice every day.


August 26. 1782.

W.C.

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Mrs Dunlop

My Dear Sir


I received yours just now, when my
Carriage is at the Door to carry me to a Patient in the Country
but I will not delay a moment giving the best advice I can
to Mrs Dunlop, whom I have always loved and esteemed


Let her have no other purgative, but such a Dose of
Dr Stevenson Pills as may move her once or at most twice
every other day.


Let alone all attempts to make her Vomit.


The only Medicine I can advise for her is prescribed on
the other page. For the rest the disease must be left to
time and nature which often cures the Jaundice when
Medicines will not and when our officiousness often does
harm. By the trials you have made, you will by this
time have found how far Acids and Wine agreed with
her, I commonly find that they do not, but I allow you
to be determined by experience




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I should have said before, that if Dr Stevensons
Pills make her sick, let the Squills be left out of the
Composition.


I consider this letter as equally addressed to you
and Mr Swan, to whom therefore you will be pleased
to communicate it with my Compliments.


Praying earnestly for Mrs Dunlops relief, and
with but Compliments to all at Kilpatrick I am
sincerely and affectionately Dear John


Yours &c.

William Cullen

Edinr Aug 26. 1782


I must say that Mrs Dunlop is in some danger and
I beg to know when I can be of any further Service to
her.




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For Mrs Dunlop.


Pulv. florum chamamal. ʒj
Sapon. Hispan. ℥fs
Syr simpl. q. s. ut fiat Massa.
divid. in pilul. sing. gr. V.
Sig. Aperient Pills five to be taken
twice every day


Aug. 26. 1782.

W.C.

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