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

 

[ID:5020] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John McKie (Junior) / Regarding: Mrs McKie (Patient) / 2 April 1785 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mrs McKie'.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 5020
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/18/5
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date2 April 1785
Annotation None
TypeMachine copy
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Mrs McKie'.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:793]
Case of Mrs McKie, who in 1781 has had a miscarriage. Correspondence resumes in January 1785 over her cold and cough.
13


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:114]AddresseeMr John McKie (Junior)
[PERS ID:113]PatientMrs McKie
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:114]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr John McKie (Junior)
[PERS ID:114]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMr John McKie (Junior)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Stranraer Borders Scotland Europe inferred

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Mrs. Mc.Kie

Dear Sir,


An {illeg} of some days
has delayed the answer to your last


You need make no Apology for the frequency
of your writing as it is what I wish for because with¬
out frequent reports I cannot possibly direct the
advice of any Case that draws out any length and
frequently changed in its circumstances.


The new circumstance of looseness which
you mention is what commonly happens in
such Cases and requires particular measures.


On other Page I have given you a Pre¬
scription which you may Employ when the griping
or looseness require it but I must tell you that
when these Symptoms are urgent this mixture
may not be sufficient without an addition of
Laudanum but what that addition should be
I cannot entirely say but must leave it to



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some person of discretion on the Spot {illeg} respect
to what the circumstances of the Case for the time
may require and {illeg} adjusted it will be
equally well directed to relieve the Cough as well
as the loosenefs.


With respects to the circumstance which
so much alarms Mrs. McKie
you may tell
her from me that I consider it as of no
consequence it is the effect of her present
weakness and when we shall recover her other
Complaints that affair will return in course


As soon as the weather and Season
will allow I expect that gentle Exercise and
change of air will be her most useful remedy
and I have no doubt that at the proper
Season the Goat whey may be of very great
Service to her. Wishing her heartily better
health I am Dear Sir your most Obedient Servant


William Cullen

Edinburgh 2d. April
1783



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For M.rs McKie

Take [Rose Water?], three ounces of [SYmple Cinnamon?], one ounce of Diacodium Syrup and half an ounce of Japonic Confection. Mix according to the accepted practice and label Strengthening mixture, two tablespoons to be taken after taken after every loos stool.


W.C.

2.d April
1785

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Mrs. Mc.Kie

Dear Sir,


An {illeg} of some days
has delayed the answer to your last


You need make no Apology for the frequency
of your writing as it is what I wish for because with¬
out frequent reports I cannot possibly direct the
advice of any Case that draws out any length and
frequently changed in its circumstances.


The new circumstance of looseness which
you mention is what commonly happens in
such Cases and requires particular measures.


On other Page I have given you a Pre¬
scription which you may Employ when the griping
or looseness require it but I must tell you that
when these Symptoms are urgent this mixture
may not be sufficient without an addition of
Laudanum but what that addition should be
I cannot entirely say but must leave it to



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some person of discretion on the Spot {illeg} respect
to what the circumstances of the Case for the time
may require and {illeg} adjusted it will be
equally well directed to relieve the Cough as well
as the loosenefs.


With respects to the circumstance which
so much alarms Mrs. McKie
you may tell
her from me that I consider it as of no
consequence it is the effect of her present
weakness and when we shall recover her other
Complaints that affair will return in course


As soon as the weather and Season
will allow I expect that gentle Exercise and
change of air will be her most useful remedy
and I have no doubt that at the proper
Season the Goat whey may be of very great
Service to her. Wishing her heartily better
health I am Dear Sir your most Obedient Servant


William Cullen

Edinr. 2d. April
1783



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For M.rs McKie


℞ [Aq. rosar.?] {illeg}
[Cinnamon Simpl?] ℥iij
Syr. diacod. ℥j.
confect. Japon. ℥fs
ℳ S. A. et Sig. Strengthening mixture two table
Spoonfuls to be taken after every loos Stool.


W.C.

2.d April
1785

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