The Cullen Project | [ID:35] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Henry Gordon / Regarding: Mr Henry Gordon (Patient) / 21 January 1764 / (Outgoing)

[ID:35] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Henry Gordon / Regarding: Mr Henry Gordon (Patient) / 21 January 1764 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'To Mr Henry Gordon Fort George'. Corrected draft with marked corrections, found bound into case-book.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	35
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/1/1/30
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	21 January 1764
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
Recipe	Yes
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Reply, 'To Mr Henry Gordon Fort George'. Corrected draft with marked corrections, found bound into case-book.
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:162]	Case of Mr Gordon who is under continued treatment for complaints which include a pain in his side.	1

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1042]	Addressee	Mr Henry Gordon
[PERS ID:1042]	Patient	Mr Henry Gordon
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr 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	Fort George	Ardersier	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain

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To Mr Henry Gordon
Fort George

January 21 1764

Sir

It gives me great concern to find your health still
so bad condition and I wish it may (↑if it is↑) in my power
be of service to you and ↑if it is in my↑ I shall do it with great
[p]leasure. I don't doubt but you would be the better
[of?] going abroad & getting Gentle Exercises but ↑you can↑ at
↑[not?] be very well till you do so↑ [th?]is season of the year and under your present weak¬
[n]ess I think you must not attempt it ↑nor↑ till the
[se]ason is considerably advanced - In the mean time you
[m]ust palliate your ailments as well as you can.

I would have you continue your Issue and if again
at any time a pain comes unto your side instead
{illeg} bleeding at the arm which you are not well
{illeg}tted to bear apply 2 or 3 Leeches to (↑upon↑) the pained
[p]art of your side - if these do not give you
[the?] desired relief you must apply upon the
[sa]me part a blistering Plaister, but this must
[no]t be done till the wounds of the Leeches are
[he]aled - your present Diet is very proper, I think
[yo]u can hardly take any kind of Animal food with
[sa]fety but if you can get either Asses, Mare's
{illeg} Women's milk you may be the better for
[ta]king a little of them a little of them every morning, you do
[w]ell in keeping your belly regular with flowers
[o]f Sulphur - I have no objection to your taking
[t]he small Quantity of spirit Vitriol mentioned in
{illeg}our Toast & Water - I depend chiefly upon
[o]bviating accidents & a proper attention to Diet

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for bringing you thro' the bad season & I think there are few
Medecines can be of service to you, however you
may be the better for the Ptisan I have prescribed
below - When I can be of any further service
to you you may at any time command

Sir

Take two ounces of [Fol?] Tussilago, half an ounce of Parietaria and two drachms of [Mallow flowers?]. boil in two to three pounds of spring water and when nearly finished add half an ounce of licorice. Strain [es?] a strong expression and add sugar candy as one desires capr Label: The Pectoral Ptisian of which 2 3 or 4 spoonfulls as the stomach bears it to be taken several times a day ---

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To Mr Henry Gordon
Fort George

Janry 21 1764

Sir

It gives me great concern to find your health still
so bad condition and I wish it may (↑if it is↑) in my power
be of service to you and ↑if it is in my↑ I shall do it with great
[p]leasure. I don't doubt but you would be the better
[of?] going abroad & getting Gentle Exercises but ↑you can↑ at
↑[not?] be very well till you do so↑ [th?]is season of ye year and under your present weak¬
[n]ess I think you must not attempt it ↑nor↑ till the
[se]ason is considerably advanced - In the mean time you
[m]ust palliate your ailments as well as you can.

I would have you continue your Issue and if again
at any time a pain comes unto your side instead
{illeg} bleeding at the arm which you are not well
{illeg}tted to bear apply 2 or 3 Leeches to (↑upon↑) the pained
[p]art of your side - if these do not give you
[ye?] desired relief you must apply upon the
[sa]me part a blistering Plaister, but this must
[no]t be done till the wounds of the Leeches are
[he]aled - your present Diet is very proper, I think
[yo]u can hardly take any kind of Animal food with
[sa]fety but if you can get either Asses, Mare's
{illeg} Women's milk you may be the better for
[ta]king a little of them a little of them every morning, you do
[w]ell in keeping your belly regular wt flowers
[o]f Sulphur - I have no objection to your taking
[t]he small Quantity of Spt Vitriol mentioned in
{illeg}our Toast & Water - I depend chiefly upon
[o]bviating accidents & a proper attention to Diet

Sir

℞ [Fol?] Tussilag. ℥ij
Parietaria ℥ſs
Flor. Maloes ʒij
coq. in aq. Font. lb ij ad lb j
add. sub finem Rad. Glycyrrh. [Ras.?] ℥ſs
colatur. [es?] forti Expressione adde sach. Candi
ad libitum capr
S. The Pectoral Ptisian of wch 2 3 or 4 spoonfulls
as ye stomach bears it to be taken several
times a day ---

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