The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1087] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Captain Fenwick (Patient) / 16 February 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Capt[ain] Fenwick'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1087 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/141 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 February 1781 |
| 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, 'Capt[ain] Fenwick' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1379] |
Case of Captain Fenwick who is prescribed a stomachic and a strengthener. |
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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:2799] | Patient | Captain Fenwick |
| [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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Captain Fenwick
Take ten grains of prepared Rust of iron, five grains of powdered Cinnamon and fifteen grains of pure, White Sugar. Mix to form a powder and make the powder in an emergency. Number 14. Label: Stomachic Powders. One to be taken twice a day in a little currant jelly, washing it down with two table Spoonfulls of the following:
Take half an ounce of Peruvian Bark and a drachm each of Orange peel and Colombo Root and two pounds of boiling Water. Let it rest for twelve hours and add two ounces of Tincture of Peruvian bark and one ounce of Tincture of aromatics and after, strain the Sediment through a paper. Label: Strengthening Infusion. Two table Spoonfuls to be taken with every dose of the powders.
Diplomatic Text
Captn. Fenwick
℞ Rubig. ferr. ppt. gr. X Cinnam. pulv. gr. V. Sacch. alb
puriss. gr. XV. ℳ. f. pulvis et f. h. m pulv. № XIV Sig. Stomachic
Powders one to be taken twice a day in a little currant jelly washing
it down with two table Spoonfulls of the following.
℞ Cort. Peruv. cont. ℥ſs Rad. Colomb. cont. Cort. aurantir. cont. Rad. Colomb. cont. @ ʒj
Aq. fervent. lb ij Digere horas duodecim et adde Tinct. cort. Peruv. ℥ij
Tinct. aromat. ℥j et post Subsidentiam per chartam cola. Signa
Strengthening Infusion two table Spoonfulls to be taken with every
dose of the powders
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