The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5968] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Andrew Liddell (Liddle) / Regarding: Miss (Patient) / June? 1771? / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Miss of Orkney to Mr A. Liddel at Thurso'.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There is 1 image for this document.
[Page 1]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5968 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/18 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | June? 1771? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Miss of Orkney to Mr A. Liddel at Thurso'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:338] |
Case of Miss---- of Orkney' who is prescribed salts, an electuary and and aperient. She may be the same patient as in Case 339. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:339] | Addressee | Mr Andrew Liddell (Liddle) |
| [PERS ID:977] | Patient | Miss |
| [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 | Thurso | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Orkneys | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Miss of Orkney to Mr A. Liddel at Thurso
Take 4 ounces Glauber's salts, 2 ounces Soluble Tartar, 1 ounce Spanish sea Salt 1 pound 12 ounces of spring water, and 4 ounces of Cinnamon spirit. Dissolve and strain. Label: Solution of Salts -- to be taken for two months.
2 ounces powdered Peruvian Bark, 2 drachms each of Cinnamon powder, Crude Ammonium Salts, 1 ounce of Conserve of Roses, and a sufficient quantity of clove syrup to make an Electuary. Label: Strengthening Electuary, the bigness of a Nutmeg to be taken in a wafer 3 times a day.
Take 1 ounce dried Tussilago leaves, boil in 1 to 2 pounds spring water, when it is nearly finished add half an ounce Liquorice root, 1 ounce grated Sassafras. Strain. Label: Aperient Decoction a muchkin to be taken at several draughts every day for a month or two --
Diplomatic Text
Miss of Orkney to Mr A. Liddel at Thurso
℞ Sal. Glauber. ℥iv Tartar Solub ℥ij Sal. mar. Hispan. ℥j
Aq. font. lbj ℥xij Cinnam. s.v. ℥iv Solve & colatur Sig.
Solution of Salts -- to be taken for two months
℞ pulv. Cort. Peruv. ℥ij Cinnam. p. Sal Ammon. crud @ ʒij
Cons. Rosar ℥j Syr Caryophyll q.s. ut f. Elect. Sig. Strenthen¬
ing Electy the bigness of a Nutmeg to be taken in a wafer ter in die
℞ fol. Tussilag. siccat. ℥i Coq ex Aq. f lbij ad lbj subfinem
addendo R. Glycyrrh ℥ſs Ras. Sassafr. ʒj Colaturam Sig.
Aperient Decoction a muchkin to be taken at several draughts
every day for a month or two --
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:5968]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
