The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:879] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs Oswald / Regarding: Mrs Oswald (Patient) / 18 February 1774 / (Outgoing)
Reply, giving directions for Mrs Oswald from Cullen, in the form of a loose draft written on a letter from George Buchan Hepburn informing Cullen of the death of his cousin, the surgeon William Hepburn.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 879 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/144 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 18 February 1774 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, giving directions for Mrs Oswald from Cullen, in the form of a loose draft written on a letter from George Buchan Hepburn informing Cullen of the death of his cousin, the surgeon William Hepburn. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:23] |
Case of Mrs Oswald, diagnosed as having ' the too great mobility of her Nerves'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:744] | Addressee | Mrs Oswald |
| [PERS ID:744] | Patient | Mrs Oswald |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1294] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Mr William Hepburn |
| [PERS ID:398] | Supplemental Author | Sir George Buchan Hepburn (of Smeaton Hepburn, 1st Bt) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Supplemental Addressee | 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 |
| Mentioned / Other | Grayfriars Churchyard / Grayfriars Kirkyard | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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There are but two Remedies I would offer to
Mrs Oswald and these ↑are↑ seltzer Water and Antimony the
first (↑ormer↑) to correct the crudities of the stomach the last ↑[is?]↑ to
Support the perspiration.
The seltzer water is to be taken from half a pint
to a quart every day for some weeks together in larger or
smaller draughts as most agreeable to her and at such times
as are most agreeable but better when the stomach is some
what empty than when it is full. If the water is cold a
spoonfull of warm water may be added to it. If it is desired
to Soften the taste of it a little Cows Goats or Asses Milk
may be taken with added to it, and seltzer water added
to any of these milks makes them digest more easily.
With respect to Antimony it is to be taken in
either of the forms prescribed below. The first is the
Antimonial wine to be taken in Drops every night and
morning in a little water. The quantity is to be what
the Stomach will bear without vomiting. The dose is there:
to be raised ↑gradually by ten drops at a time↑ to what gives a little sickness and at a little
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less than that the dose is to be continued for eight or ten days
but after Such an interval it will be found that the dose may
again be a little increased.
The other form of the Antimonial is rather more
certain as less liable to vary as coming from different hands
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The dose of what is ordered below is at first to
be a table spoonfull both night and morning but it is to
be gradually increased by half a spoonfull at a time to
what the stomach easily bears and to be continued on the
footing as the Antimonial Wine
One or other of these medecines should be taken con¬
stantly from this time till the middle of May, and here
after during the Winter Season it may be proper for Mrs
Oswald to take one or these other these Medicines frequently
for some weeks at a time 1
Mr William Hepburn Surgeon
My Cousin died on Wednesday last & is to be buried
on Monday the 21st Current at half an hour after
twelve O Clock Noon.
The favour of your Company
to attend his funeral from the head of the Cowgate
to the place of Interment in the Gray Friars
Churchyard will much oblige.
Sir
your most obedient Servant
Edinburgh 18
February 1774
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Notes:
1: The draft text above has been written on the spare space of an incoming note from George Buchan Hepburn, informing Cullen of the funeral arrangements for his cousin the surgeon William Hepburn (the text of this original note now follows).
Diplomatic Text
There are but two Remedies I would offer to
Mrs Oswald and these ↑are↑ seltzer Water and Antimony the
first (↑ormer↑) to correct the crudities of the stomach the last ↑[is?]↑ to
Support the perspiration.
The seltzer water is to be taken from half a pint
to a quart every day for some weeks together in larger or
smaller draughts as most agreeable to her and at such times
as are most agreeable but better when the stomach is some
what empty than when it is full. If the water is cold a
spoonfull of warm water may be added to it. If it is desired
to Soften the taste of it a little Cows Goats or Asses Milk
may be taken with added to it, and seltzer water added
to any of these milks makes them digest more easily.
With respect to Antimony it is to be taken in
either of the forms prescribed below. The first is the
Antimonial wine to be taken in Drops every night and
morning in a little water. The quantity is to be what
the Stomach will bear without vomiting. The dose is there:
to be raised ↑gradually by ten drops at a time↑ to what gives a little sickness and at a little
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less than that the dose is to be continued for eight or ten days
but after Such an interval it will be found that the dose may
again be a little increased.
The other form of the Antimonial is rather more
certain as less liable to vary as coming from difft hands
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The dose of what is ordered below is at first to
be a table spoonfull both night and morning but it is to
be gradually increased by half a spoonfull at a time to
what the stomach easily bears and to be continued on the
footing as the Antimonial Wine
One or other of these medecines should be taken con¬
stantly from this time till the middle of May, and here
after during the Winter Season it may be proper for Mrs
Oswald to take one or these other these Medicines frequently
for some weeks at a time 1
Mr William Hepburn Surgeon
My Cousin died on Wednesday last & is to be buried
on Monday the 21st Curt at half an hour after
twelve O Clock Noon.
The favour of your Company
to attend his funeral from the head of the Cowgate
to the place of Interment in the Gray Friars
Churchyard will much oblige.
Sir
your most obedient Servant
Edin. 18
Feb.ry 1774
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Doctor William Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Notes:
1: The draft text above has been written on the spare space of an incoming note from George Buchan Hepburn, informing Cullen of the funeral arrangements for his cousin the surgeon William Hepburn (the text of this original note now follows).
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