The Cullen Project | [ID:1205] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Joseph Foster (Forster) / Regarding: Colonel Charles Grey (Gray; later Baron Grey of Howick; General Grey, 1st Earl Grey) (Patient) / 1772? / (Outgoing)

[ID:1205] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Joseph Foster (Forster) / Regarding: Colonel Charles Grey (Gray; later Baron Grey of Howick; General Grey, 1st Earl Grey) (Patient) / 1772? / (Outgoing)

Reply, in the form of a summary of directions and prescriptions in a mixture of Latin and English, for Colonel Charles (later Earl) Grey [Gray]. Almost certainly sent to Joseph Foster in Alnwick. A note adds that the medicine prescribed was found to disagree with the patient, which Cullen found very surprising.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	1205
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/305
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	1772?
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
Recipe	No
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Reply, in the form of a summary of directions and prescriptions in a mixture of Latin and English, for Colonel Charles (later Earl) Grey [Gray]. Almost certainly sent to Joseph Foster in Alnwick. A note adds that the medicine prescribed was found to disagree with the patient, which Cullen found very surprising.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:344]	Case of Colonel Charles (later Earl) Grey, who is prescribed various medicines not all of which agree with him.	2

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:24]	Addressee	Dr Joseph Foster (Forster)
[PERS ID:1268]	Patient	Colonel Charles Grey (Gray; later Baron Grey of Howick; General Grey, 1st Earl Grey)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:24]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr Joseph Foster (Forster)

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		Alnwick	North-East	England	Europe	inferred

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A vomit of 15 or 20 grains

Bitters continued vel Infus. corticis [q?] aqua prius triti

Spir. vol. fœtidus @ ʒſs vel amplius

Eau de Luce

Laxative Electuary ex crystall. tartari, pimento et lenitivo

Stomachic Powders ex Columbo ↑a gr. v @ x bis in die↑ et magnesia vel creta X

James' Powders @ gr. ii @ v.

Exercise in rheda et postea equitatione ¹

Diet sine oleribus et pinguibis ²

Drink ex paucis optimo noto vino et aqua sine cerevisiis ³

Warm cloathing and flesh brush

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X Upon trial the Colombo was found to disagree very much
with him. N. B. Dr Cullen surprised at this – as it never happened to
him in hundreds of trials

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Col. Grey