The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1878] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Mr David Balfour / Regarding: Mrs Margaret Logie (in Shetland) (Patient) / 3 July 1780 / (Incoming)
Letter from an unnamed correspondent to David Balfour, Writer to the Signet, concerning the case of Mrs Margaret Logie.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1878 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/957 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 3 July 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from an unnamed correspondent to David Balfour, Writer to the Signet, concerning the case of Mrs Margaret Logie. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:625] |
Case of Mrs Margaret Logie of Shetland, who has a long-standing stomach and abdominal complaint. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2624] | Addressee | Mr David Balfour |
| [PERS ID:883] | Patient | Mrs Margaret Logie (in Shetland) |
| [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 | Shetlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred | ||
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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This will acquaint you of the State of Mrs
Margaret Logie's present State of health Who's
case was wrote and transmitt you in July 1779
Upon which Your prescriptions and directions
were Sent all which were punctually Observed
Youll please to remember her Case was
Imposthums in the gutts & the Medicines
ordered were Tincture Martis - an Infusion ex
Cortex peruviana Cinnamon & Tincture Cortex Peruviana - also Magnesia alba & Oculi cancer All which were taken Accord¬
ing to the direction - Her dyett & exercise were
also Observed - Upon takeing the Medicines
for Some time She was rather better, of her com¬
plaints. Untill now About a Month past She
has been much distressed with cold & heat fitts
often once a day at other times once in two or three
days a frequent Vomiting, but no blood or Matter
a Soreness raither pain in the parts affected of
her Intestines & a Violent pain in the joint of
her thigh
Doctor Cullen
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Mr David Balfour
Writer to the Signet
Campbells Close opposite
to the back Stairs
Mrs M. Logie.
July. 1780-
XI. p. 40
Diplomatic Text
This will acquaint you of the State of Mrs
Margaret Logie's present State of health Who's
case was wrote and transmitt you in July 1779
Upon which Your prescriptions and directions
were Sent all which were punctually Observed
Youll please to remember her Case was
Imposthums in the gutts & the Medicines
ordered were Tinct. Mart: - an Infusion ex
Cort. peruv: Cinn: & Tinct. Cort: Peruv: - also Mag:
alb: & Ocul: cancr: All which were taken Accord¬
ing to the direction - Her dyett & exercise were
also Observed - Upon takeing the Medicines
for Some time She was rather better, of her com¬
plaints. Untill now About a Month past She
has been much distressed with cold & heat fitts
often once a day at other times once in two or three
days a frequent Vomiting, but no blood or Matter
a Soreness raither pain in the parts affected of
her Intestines & a Violent pain in the joint of
her thigh
Doctor Cullen
[Page 2]
Mr David Balfour
Writer to the Signet
Campbells Close opposite
to the back Stairs
Mrs M. Logie.
July. 1780-
XI. p. 40
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