The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4118] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Kirkwood Dunbar / Regarding: Miss Kirkwood Dunbar (Patient) / 16 August 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Miss Kirkwood Dunbar'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4118 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/91 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 August 1777 |
| 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, 'Miss Kirkwood Dunbar' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:873] |
Case of Miss Kirkwood who is prescribed a cooling mixture and an electuary. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2111] | Addressee | Miss Kirkwood Dunbar |
| [PERS ID:2111] | Patient | Miss Kirkwood Dunbar |
| [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 | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Miss Kirkwood Dunbar
Cooling & restringent mixture: half an ounce of Spirit of Vitriol, [add four ounces of mixture?]
Pectoral Pills: a drachm of Balsam of Crass Sulphur, two drachms of Elderberry Rob, half a drachm of Alumen Rupeum, enough elecampagne root; take 5 before going to bed.
healing Electuary: an ounce of Elderberry Rob and two ounces of mucilage.
Diplomatic Text
Miss Kirkwood Dunbar
Cooling & restringent mixture, ex Sp: Vitriol: Ten: ℥ſs
ad mixtur: ℥4.
Pectoral Pills. Ex Bals: Sulph: Crass. ʒj
Rob: sambuc: ʒij Alumen: Rup: ʒſs Rad: enul: c: q. s.
5. h. s.
healing Electuary - Ex. Rob: sambuc. ℥j
Mucilag: ℥ij
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