The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2878] From: Dr John Moore / To: Miss Agnes Eleonora Dunlop / Regarding: Mrs Frances Anna Dunlop (Wallace) (of Dunlop) (Patient) / 18 September 1786 / (Incoming)
Letter from J. Moore to Miss Dunlop, concerning the case of her mother Mrs Dunlop. He is about to leave to go to the home of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House. Letter was forwarded to Cullen by patient's daughter Elizabeth to familiarise him with the case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2878 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1912 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 18 September 1786 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from J. Moore to Miss Dunlop, concerning the case of her mother Mrs Dunlop. He is about to leave to go to the home of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House. Letter was forwarded to Cullen by patient's daughter Elizabeth to familiarise him with the case. |
| 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 ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:769] | Author | Dr John Moore |
| [PERS ID:1477] | Addressee | Miss Agnes Eleonora Dunlop |
| [PERS ID:2680] | Patient | Mrs Frances Anna Dunlop (of Dunlop) |
| [PERS ID:769] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Moore |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1477] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Miss Agnes Eleonora Dunlop |
| [PERS ID:3192] | Other | Mr William Cavendish (Duke of Devonshire) |
| [PERS ID:3198] | Other | Major |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Hamilton House | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Dunlop | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | England | Europe | certain | |||
| Mentioned / Other | Dunlop | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Chatsworth House | Bakewell | Midlands | England | Europe | certain |
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My Dear Miss Dunlop
When I last received a message from your mother
I had determined to set out for England but Post¬
poned my Journey that I might have the pleasure
of waiting on her - Since my return to this place
I have been delained by various incidents, but
indispensible engagements must make me leave this
within a day or two - I should have been happy
to have had ↑it↑ in my power to See, but it really
is not this however is of no importance with
regard to Mrs. Dunlop herself, I informed myself
very minutely of every circumstance relating to
her Case and I am convinced the Directions I
left with the Major are the most effectual that
can be followed.
She ought to have a dose of Physick in the first
place - afterwards take the Tincture every
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day as directed - and every day that she
passes without passage in her belly she should
take one or two of the pills at bed-time which
will have effect next morning.
Her diet should be nourishing and what you
find by experience she can easily digest -
She should be kept in Tranquility without
seeing strangers or Occupying her Mind with
troublesome affairs -- A fatiguing Journey and
the [Bustle of Painting?] and arranging the House
at Dunlop have contributed much to disturb
her and increase her disorder -- which was
still more aggravated by a mistaken notion
that Wine was proper for her, of which she
took infinitely too much & had not that per¬
pecious practice been stop'd you would
have found her much Worse -
These Causes being removed, the method
above indicated will Restore her to her
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usual Serenity -- A forthnight or three weeks
hence the Cold bath twice or thrice a week
will be of Use - This is, in my opinion, all
that can be, with propriety done & were I with
You I could do no more - If you please to
direct a letter to me eight or ten days hence Under
to (↑cover↑) his Grace the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth
Derbyshire - I shall be glad to know
how she is & will write whatever occurs
in answer - Pray remember me
affectionately to Your Mother and
the Major - with my sincerest wishes for Mrs.
Dunlop's speedy & total recovery
I am my Dear Madam
Your affectionate & obedient
Servant
J. Moore
Hamilton House September 78
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Miss Dunlop
at
Dunlop
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A
Take one drachm of Seneka Leaves, one scruple of Soluble Tartar and half a drachm of crushed Caraway Seeds . Cover with three ounces of boiling spring water and mix diligently. After it has settled strain it and add fourty drops of Lavender Spirit. To be taken in the early morning.
B
Take three ounces of Huxham's Tincture. A little teaspoon to be taken in a sip of peppermint water twice a day.
Take two scruples of Aloe Socotrine, two scuples of Asafœtic Gum, two scruples of Castile Soap, four drops of Caraway Oil and enough Elixir proprietatis in order to let there be made thirty-two pills. Two to be taken as the circumstances arise.
J.M.
September 23
1786
Mrs. Dunlop of Dunlop
Diplomatic Text
My Dear Miss Dunlop
When I last received a message from your mother
I had determined to set out for England but Post¬
poned my Journey that I might have the pleasure
of waiting on her - Since my return to this place
I have been delained by various incidents, but
indispensible engagements must make me leave this
within a day or two - I should have been happy
to have had ↑it↑ in my power to See, but it really
is not this however is of no importance with
regard to Mrs. Dunlop herself, I informed myself
very minutely of every circumstance relating to
her Case and I am convinced the Directions I
left with the Major are the most effectual that
can be followed.
She ought to have a dose of Physick in the first
place - afterwards take the Tincture every
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day as directed - and every day that she
passes without passage in her belly she should
take one or two of the pills at bed-time which
will have effect next morning.
Her diet should be nourishing and what you
find by experience she can easily digest -
She should be kept in Tranquility without
seeing strangers or Occupying her Mind with
troublesome affairs -- A fatiguing Journey and
the [Bustle of Painting?] and arranging the House
at Dunlop have contributed much to disturb
her and increase her disorder -- which was
still more aggravated by a mistaken notion
that Wine was proper for her, of which she
took infinitely too much & had not that per¬
pecious practice been stop'd you would
have found her much Worse -
These Causes being removed, the method
above indicated will Restore her to her
[Page 3]
usual Serenity -- A forthnight or three weeks
hence the Cold bath twice or thrice a week
will be of Use - This is, in my opinion, all
that can be, with propriety done & were I with
You I could do no more - If you please to
direct a letter to me eight or ten days hence Under
to (↑cover↑) his Grace the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth
Derbyshire - I shall be glad to know
how she is & will write whatever occurs
in answer - Pray remember me
affectionately to Your Mother and
the Major - with my sincerest wishes for Mrs.
Dunlop's speedy & total recovery
I am my Dr. Madam
Your affectionate & obedt.
Serv
J. Moore
Hamilton House Septr. 78
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Miss Dunlop
at
Dunlop
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A
℞ Fol. Senæ ʒj
Tart. Solubil. ℈jj
Sem. Carvi Contus. ʒfs
Affunde Aq. fontan. Bullient ℥iij et Misce diligenter
postquam reflixerat Cola et adde
Sp. Lavend. Comp. gtt. XL f. Haustus
primo Mane Sumendus.
B
℞ Tinct. Cortic. Peruv. Huxami ℥iij
Capiat Cochl. Min. in Haustulo aquæ
menth. Pip. bis quotidie
℞ Aloes Soccotrin
G. Assæfætid.
Spaon Castil. @℈ii
Ol. Carvi gtt iv Elix. pptis. q. s. f. pilul.
xxxii Capiat bis pro re Nata
J.M.
Septr. 23
1786
Mrs. Dunlop of Dunlop
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