The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5109] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Reverend Ralph Ogle / Regarding: Reverend Ralph Ogle (Patient) / 1 August 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Ogle', in response to 'yours of 28th past'. Cullen believes he is improving, and encloses another prescription, this time for an antispasmodic.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5109 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/92 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 1 August 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Ogle', in response to 'yours of 28th past'. Cullen believes he is improving, and encloses another prescription, this time for an antispasmodic. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1787] |
Case of Rev. Ralph Ogle who suffers from flatulence and general weakness. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5711] | Addressee | Reverend Ralph Ogle |
| [PERS ID:5711] | Patient | Reverend Ralph Ogle |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Alnmouth | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Mr. Ogle
I am favoured with yours of 28th. past
and would willingly think that tho' you not quite
well, you are a good deal better than when I
saw you. Your appetite, digestion and sleep
mended give me this opinion and tho' you are
still troubled with flatulence and some diffi¬
culty of breathing I hope these are only the
remains of a weakness which as general
could not be got the better of but by degrees.
To get the better of it entirely I can only
advise you to persist a little longer in the
same remedies and regimen you have hitherto
employed and I shall only now advise one
remedy further. As I advised you to take the
medicines then prescribed only for a fortnight
at one time and thus from time to time to
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intermitt the use of them, for now during the time
of intermission I would have you employ the medi¬
cine prescribed on other page. You are to take
it two or three times a day and the most proper
times are before and after meals when you
are troubled with the difficulty of breathing.
Wishing you heartily success I am
Your most Obedient Servant
1785
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For Mr. Ogle
Take an ounce of the Edinburgh Pharmacopœia's Tincture of Mars and 2 ounces of Aromatic Tincture. Mix. Label: Antispasmodic tincture two tea Spoonfuls to be taken in an ordinary wine glassful of water several times a day.
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Ogle
I am favoured with yours of 28th. past
and would willingly think that tho' you not quite
well, you are a good deal better than when I
saw you. Your appetite, digestion and sleep
mended give me this opinion and tho' you are
still troubled with flatulence and some diffi¬
culty of breathing I hope these are only the
remains of a weakness which as general
could not be got the better of but by degrees.
To get the better of it entirely I can only
advise you to persist a little longer in the
same remedies and regimen you have hitherto
employed and I shall only now advise one
remedy further. As I advised you to take the
medicines then prescribed only for a fortnight
at one time and thus from time to time to
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intermitt the use of them, for now during the time
of intermission I would have you employ the medi¬
cine prescribed on other page. You are to take
it two or three times a day and the most proper
times are before and after meals when you
are troubled with the difficulty of breathing.
Wishing you heartily success I am
Your most Obedient Servant
1785
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For Mr. Ogle
℞ Tinct. mart. Ph. Edin. ℥i
aromat. ℥ij
ℳ. Sig. Antispasmodic tincture two tea Spoonfuls
to be taken in an ordinary wine glassful of water
several times a day.
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