The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1000] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Captain Pearce (Patient) / 4 August 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Captain Pearce'. Cullen diagnoses him with an 'irregular fever'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1000 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/55 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4 August 1780 |
| 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, 'For Captain Pearce'. Cullen diagnoses him with an 'irregular fever'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1281] |
Case of Captain Pearce who has an 'irregular fever'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:801] | Patient | Captain Pearce |
| [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 |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Harrogate | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Captain Pearce
Ailments proceed from an irregular fever; & still depend
upon an obscure feverishness subsisting --
Continue his present temperance in eating & drinking.
Except a few glasses of Claret; or one or two of Port ↑diluted↑ after dinn¬
er he should take no strong drink.
At dinner a bit of light meat, making up with
broth, pudding &c.
At breakfast he may take weak bohea tea with
bread & butter; but if he find it windy or sours his
stomach, he may take Cocoa. No butter toast.
Little or no supper, hardly an egg. Barley gruel or
Boiled rice would be more proper.
Very moderate riding on horseback; avoiding great
cold or damp; & midday heat.
Only the one medicine to advise. A [set?] of powders.
Take one every morning
before breakfast in a little syrup.
If this make him intolerably sick he may take half a
powder & if even this make him very sick he may lay it
aside: but a slight sickness is desired & not to be minded.
He should take another powder every night at lying down.
Continue these medicines ever upon the journey.
At Harrowgate he may take the water; but in this he
must lay aside the Powders, or at least the recommended dose.
In taking the water he should begin with
half a pint at
two draughts in the morning before breakfast & this quan¬
tity may afterwards be increased or diminished to what
will keep his belly regular without purging. Diet the same
when taking the Water, as above.
Take three grains of powdered Jacob's Ladder, and seven grains of prepared Chalk; Mix. Make into a powder for use as required in twenty-eight doses. Label: Febrifuge powders &c.
Diplomatic Text
Captain Pearce
Ailments proceed from an irregular fever; & still depend
upon an obscure feverishness subsisting --
Continue his present temperance in eating & drinking.
Except a few glasses of Claret; or one or two of Port ↑diluted↑ after dinn¬
er he should take no strong drink.
At dinner a bit of light meat, making up with
broth, pudding &c.
At breakfast he may take weak bohea tea with
bread & butter; but if he find it windy or sours his
stomach, he may take Cocoa. No butter toast.
Little or no supper, hardly an egg. Barley gruel or
Boiled rice would be more proper.
Very moderate riding on horseback; avoiding great
cold or damp; & midday heat.
Only the one medicine to advise. A [set?] of powders.
Take one every morng
before breakfast in a little syrup.
If this make him intolerably sick he may take half a
powder & if even this make him very sick he may lay it
aside: but a slight sickness is desired & not to be minded.
He should take another powder every night at lying down.
Continue these medicines ever upon the journey.
At Harrowgate he may take the water; but in this he
must lay aside the Powders, or at least the recommd dose.
In taking the water he should begin with
half a pint at
two draughts in the morning before breakfast & this quan¬
tity may afterwards be increased or diminished to what
will keep his belly regular without purging. Diet the same
when taking the Water, as above.
℞ Pulv. Jacob. gr.iij Cret. ppt
gr. vij M. f. pulv. M f. h.m.
dos. №. 28. S. Febrifuge powders &c. ---
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