The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5409] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Charles Keith / Regarding: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) (Patient), Miss Marr (Patient) / 10 February 1787 / (Outgoing)
Reply for 'Miss Marr', to Dr Charles Keith, with advice for her treatment, and enclosing a prescription. There is brief mention of their other patient, John Cook.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5409 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/29 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 February 1787 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply for 'Miss Marr', to Dr Charles Keith, with advice for her treatment, and enclosing a prescription. There is brief mention of their other patient, John Cook. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:909] |
Case of John Cook of Gallowhill, who suffers from phlegm and other ailments exacerbated by excessive drinking. |
20 |
| [Case ID:2499] |
Case of Miss Marr, who has a cough and a knee ailment. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3387] | Addressee | Dr Charles Keith |
| [PERS ID:3495] | Patient | Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) |
| [PERS ID:3698] | Patient | Miss Marr |
| [PERS ID:3387] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Charles Keith |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5218] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr |
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 | Morpeth | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Miss Marr
I am favoured with yours of (↑with↑) Mr.. Cooks
compliments for which I am more obliged to you
than to him.
I am very willing as I ought to be to give the
best advice I can to Miss Marr. The Case seems
to be much the same as when I saw you and
I can hardly make any addition to the advice I
then gave you, but I perceive the antimonial
mixture has done nothing, and your small
doses of Ipecac. have done better, and these
therefore I would wish you to repeat very
frequently. I shall reckon also the repetition
of the blister especially when pain seems to
require it very proper. The Anodyne also must
be employed as occasion may require, and
that I believe may be very often. By these
means I hope she may be carried on till the
advance of the Season shall admit of more effectual
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measures Riding &c. and I cannot help observing
that if the weather should continue as fine as
it has been for some time past, it will admit
of her being abroad a good deal.
As you have told Mr. Marr that you
was to write, he will expect a Prescription, and
in the view of scanty menstruation I give you one
which can do no harm. Wishing you all success
with my Compliments to Mr Cook I am most
sincerely
Yours &c.
1787
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For Miss Marr
Take three drachms of Liquorice Extract. After cutting it into small pieces, pour over enough very hot water to soften and reduce it to a pulp, to which add one drachm of best Myrrh, previously rubbed into a fine powder, and, with water as suffices, make a mass to be divided into pills of five grains each. Label: Pectoral pills; two to be taken every night at bedtime.
1787
Diplomatic Text
Miss Marr
I am favoured with yours of (↑with↑) Mr.. Cooks
compliments for which I am more obliged to you
than to him.
I am very willing as I ought to be to give the
best advice I can to Miss Marr. The Case seems
to be much the same as when I saw you and
I can hardly make any addition to the advice I
then gave you, but I perceive the antimonial
mixture has done nothing, and your small
doses of Ipecac. have done better, and these
therefore I would wish you to repeat very
frequently. I shall reckon also the repetition
of the blister especially when pain seems to
require it very proper. The Anodyne also must
be employed as occasion may require, and
that I believe may be very often. By these
means I hope she may be carried on till the
advance of the Season shall admit of more effectual
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measures Riding &c. and I cannot help observing
that if the weather should continue as fine as
it has been for some time past, it will admit
of her being abroad a good deal.
As you have told Mr. Marr that you
was to write, he will expect a Prescription, and
in the view of scanty menstruation I give you one
which can do no harm. Wishing you all success
with my Compliments to Mr Cook I am most
sincerely
Yours &c.
1787
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For Miss Marr
℞ Extract. glycyrr. ʒiij
In frustula conciso affunde aquæ fervents q. s. ut
mollescat et in pulpam contundatur cui adde
Myrrh. opt. prius in pulverem tenuem tritæ ʒj
et cum aquæ q. s. massa dividenda in pil. sing.
gr. V.
Sig. Pectoral pills two to be taken every night at
bed time
1787
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