The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1062] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Countess Charlotte Murray (Stewart) (Lady Dunmore) / Regarding: Countess Charlotte Murray (Stewart) (Lady Dunmore) (Patient) / 19 December 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For the Countess of Dunmore'. Cullen believes that '[a]s your Complaints are constitutional I believe they will be difficult to remove', but states he is 'very unwilling to give up trying it'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1062 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/116 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 19 December 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For the Countess of Dunmore'. Cullen believes that '[a]s your Complaints are constitutional I believe they will be difficult to remove', but states he is 'very unwilling to give up trying it'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:762] |
Case of the Countess of Dunmore whose complaints, which include a redness of her face, Cullen considers 'entirely constitutional' and requiring a regimen. |
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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:854] | Addressee | Countess Charlotte Murray (Lady Dunmore) |
| [PERS ID:854] | Patient | Countess Charlotte Murray (Lady Dunmore) |
| [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 | Dunmore Park House | Falkirk | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For the Countess of Dunmore
As your Complaints are constitutional I believe
they will be difficult to remove but I am very unwilling
to give up trying it. I think there is nothing more necessary
than keeping the Belly regular & I have therefore ordered
another laxative medicine which I hope may answer
better than the Electuary. However as I am uncertain
how it may agree with your Ladyship's stomach I have
ordered but a small quantity of it but the prescription
remains in the Laboratory & your Ladyship may have
the medicine renewed when you please. I have at the
same time ordered another medicine for throwing out the
heat & correcting the sharpness of the blood. It is a
medicine that sometimes causes a little sickness at
stomach but with a little of this the medicine has
better effects. However I have ordered a small that will
probably give your Ladyship no uneasiness but if
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you find that it does not give any sickness or squea¬
mishness at all I would have your Ladyship increase
the dose by degrees from one spoonful to two & I hope in
time it will have good effects
Diplomatic Text
For the Countess of Dunmore
As your Complaints are constitutional I believe
they will be difficult to remove but I am very unwilling
to give up trying it. I think there is nothing more necessary
than keeping the Belly regular & I have therefore ordered
anoyr. laxative medicine which I hope may answer
better than the Electuary. However as I am uncertain
how it may agree with your Ladyship's stomach I have
ordered but a small quantity of it but the prescription
remains in the Laboratory & your Ladyship may have
the medicine renewed when you please. I have at the
same time ordered anoyr. medicine for throwing out the
heat & correcting the sharpness of the blood. It is a
medicine that sometimes causes a little sickness at
stomach but with a little of this the medicine has
better effects. However I have ordered a small that will
probably give your Ladyship no uneasiness but if
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you find that it does not give any sickness or squea¬
mishness at all I would have your Ladyship increase
the dose by degrees from one spoonful to two & I hope in
time it will have good effects
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