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

 

[ID:618] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Charles Keith / Regarding: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) (Patient) / 10 August 1782 / (Outgoing)

Prescription 'For Mr John Cook', for 'pectoral mixture'; probably sent to Dr Charles Keith in Morpeth. This is a draft of [DOC ID:2254].

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FieldData
DOC ID 618
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/15/103
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date10 August 1782
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Prescription 'For Mr John Cook', for 'pectoral mixture'; probably sent to Dr Charles Keith in Morpeth. This is a draft of [DOC ID:2254].
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:909]
Case of John Cook of Gallowhill, who suffers from phlegm and other ailments exacerbated by excessive drinking.
20


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3387]AddresseeDr Charles Keith
[PERS ID:3495]PatientMr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. )
[PERS ID:3387]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Charles Keith
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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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 Morpeth North-East England Europe inferred

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For Mr John Cook.

Take two drachms of Guaiac Gum and two drachms of white lump sugar. Rub them together into a fine powder, then add one ounce of coarse Gum Arabic Paste. Rub together again thoroughly, and gradually pour in half an ounce of Balsamic Syrup, three drachms of Soot Tincture, one drachm of Volatile Fœtid Spirit, three ounces of Simple Cinnamon Water, three ounces of Rosewater and half an ounce of Compound Juniper Water. Mix. Label: Pectoral Mixture a tablespoon to be taken at nig every night at bedtime shaking the Phial always very well before pouring it out.

W.C.
August 10th. 1782

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For Mr John Cook.


Gum guaiac.
Sacchar. alb. duriss. @ ʒij
Terito simul in pulv. ten. dein adde
Muc. g. Arab. crass. ℥j
Terito iterum diligenter et paulatim
affunde
Syr. balsam. ℥ſs
Tinct. fuligin. ʒiij
Spir. volat. fœtid. ʒj
Aq. cinnam. simpl.
–– rosar. @℥iij
–– juniper. comp.t. ℥ſs
ℳ. Sig. Pectoral Mixture a
table Spoonful to be taken at
nig
every night at bedtime
shaking the Phial always
very well before pouring it out

W.C.
Aug 10th. 1782

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