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

 

[ID:559] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Alexander Low (Law?) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Low (Law?) (Patient) / 29 May 1782 / (Outgoing)

Reply, for 'Mr Low'. As Mr Low appears to be recovering from his ailment, Cullen approves of the mare's milk and prescribes more medicines, along with instructions to have them prepared at Mr Ninian Hill's shop in Glasgow. Cullen includes recipes for a pectoral mixture and a mild issue ointment.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 559
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/15/41
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date29 May 1782
Annotation None
TypeMachine scribal copy
Enclosure(s) Enclosure(s) present
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, for 'Mr Low'. As Mr Low appears to be recovering from his ailment, Cullen approves of the mare's milk and prescribes more medicines, along with instructions to have them prepared at Mr Ninian Hill's shop in Glasgow. Cullen includes recipes for a pectoral mixture and a mild issue ointment.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1132]
Case of Mr Low [Law] who has a serious chest complaint.
6
[Case ID:1133]
Case of Mr James Brownlee [Brounlie], an impoverished mason who has a sore on his lips from working with lime.
2


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:195]AddresseeMr Alexander Low (Law?)
[PERS ID:195]PatientMr Alexander Low (Law?)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:873]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Wardrop
[PERS ID:4876]OtherMr Meek
[PERS ID:4878]OtherMr Ninian Hill

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 Auchenlea (Auchenlie) Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred
Mentioned / Other Glasgow Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Mr Ninian Hill's apothecary shop Glasgow Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain

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Mr Low

Dear Sir


I am happy to find that the
Pills have been of service to you and hope they shall
continue to be so. I have inclosed here two Prescriptions
which I think you should send to Glasgow and to Mr
Ninian Hills shop, to be dispensed. One of them a
Mixture to mend your Defluxion. The other is for a
mild Issue Ointment to be applied to your Issue
which will give you much less pain and trouble
than what you formerly and if it keeps up the
discharge tolerably well, you need apply no other than
this, but if you find that it does not keep up the
discharge very well, you may now & then, that is
once in two three or four days, apply the other
Ointment in the manner that Dr Wardrop



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and Mr Meek taught you. I approve very much
of your taking Mares Milk. You may begin
with a Gill and gradually increase to a Gil
half a muchkin twice a day. By these remedies
and good weather which I immediately expect
I hope you will soon get better, and that I may
have the pleasure of seeing you here.


Please acquaint Auchinlee, that Brounlee
Has had his lip cut off and is seemingly doing
very well. I am with best Compliments
to all your friends


Dear Sir,
your most obedient Servant

William Cullen

Edinburgh May 29.
1782.



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For Mr Low

Take half a drachm each of Gum Ammoniacum and Myrrh and four ounces of pennyroyal Water. Dissolve, and add to the strained liquid two ounces of Mucilage of gum Arabic and one ounce each simple cinnamon Water and Syrup of squills. Mix. Label: Pectoral Mixture; two table spoonfuls to be taken twice every day, that is in the forenoon and towards the Evening.

Take two ounces of Mild Epispastic Ointment. Label: Mild Issue Ointment.


W.C.

May 29th 1782

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Mr Low

Dear Sir


I am happy to find that the
Pills have been of service to you and hope they shall
continue to be so. I have inclosed here two Prescriptions
which I think you should send to Glasgow and to Mr
Ninian Hills shop, to be dispensed. One of them a
Mixture to mend your Defluxion. The other is for a
mild Issue Ointment to be applied to your Issue
which will give you much less pain and trouble
than what you formerly and if it keeps up the
discharge tolerably well, you need apply no other than
this, but if you find that it does not keep up the
discharge very well, you may now & then, that is
once in two three or four days, apply the other
Ointment in the manner that Dr Wardrop



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and Mr Meek taught you. I approve very much
of your taking Mares Milk. You may begin
with a Gill and gradually increase to a Gil
half a muchkin twice a day. By these remedies
and good weather which I immediately expect
I hope you will soon get better, and that I may
have the pleasure of seeing you here.


Please acquaint Auchinlee, that Brounlee
Has had his lip cut off and is seemingly doing
very well. I am with best Compliments
to all your friends


Dear Sir,
your most obedt Servt.

William Cullen

Edinr May 29.
1782.



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For Mr Low


Gumm. Ammon.
Myrrh. @ ʒſs
Aq. puleg. ℥iv
Solve et colato adde
Muc. gumm. Arab. ℥ij
Aq. cinnam. simpl.
Syr. scillitic @ ℥j
ℳ. Sig. Pectoral Mixture two table spoonfuls
to be taken twice every day, that is in the fore¬
noon and towards the Evening.


W.C.

May 29th 1782

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