The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1205] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Joseph Foster (Forster) / Regarding: Colonel Charles Grey (Gray; later Baron Grey of Howick; General Grey, 1st Earl Grey) (Patient) / 1772? / (Outgoing)
Reply, in the form of a summary of directions and prescriptions in a mixture of Latin and English, for Colonel Charles (later Earl) Grey [Gray]. Almost certainly sent to Joseph Foster in Alnwick. A note adds that the medicine prescribed was found to disagree with the patient, which Cullen found very surprising.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 1205 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/305 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 1772? |
Annotation | None |
Type | Authorial original |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply, in the form of a summary of directions and prescriptions in a mixture of Latin and English, for Colonel Charles (later Earl) Grey [Gray]. Almost certainly sent to Joseph Foster in Alnwick. A note adds that the medicine prescribed was found to disagree with the patient, which Cullen found very surprising. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:344] |
Case of Colonel Charles (later Earl) Grey, who is prescribed various medicines not all of which agree with him. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:24] | Addressee | Dr Joseph Foster (Forster) |
[PERS ID:1268] | Patient | Colonel Charles Grey (Gray; later Baron Grey of Howick; General Grey, 1st Earl Grey) |
[PERS ID:24] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Joseph Foster (Forster) |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Alnwick | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Bitters continued vel Infus. corticis [q?] aqua prius triti
Spir. vol. fœtidus @ ʒſs vel amplius
Laxative Electuary ex crystall. tartari, pimento et lenitivo
Stomachic Powders ex Columbo ↑a gr. v @ x bis in die↑ et magnesia vel creta X
James' Powders @ gr. ii @ v.
Exercise in rheda et postea equitatione 1
Diet sine oleribus et pinguibis 2
Drink ex paucis optimo noto vino et aqua sine cerevisiis 3
Warm cloathing and flesh brush
X Upon trial the Colombo was found to disagree very much
with him. N. B. Dr Cullen surprised at this – as it never happened to
him in hundreds of trials
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Col. Grey
Diplomatic Text
Bitters continued vel Infus. corticis [q?] aqua prius triti
Spir. vol. fœtidus @ ʒſs vel amplius
Laxative Electuary ex crystall. tartari, pimento et lenitivo
Stomachic Powders ex Columbo ↑a gr. v @ x bis in die↑ et magnesia vel creta X
James' Powders @ gr. ii @ v.
Exercise in rheda et postea equitatione 1
Diet sine oleribus et pinguibis 2
Drink ex paucis optimo noto vino et aqua sine cerevisiis 3
Warm cloathing and flesh brush
X Upon trial the Colombo was found to disagree very much
with him. N. B. Dr C. surprised at this – as it never happened to
him in hundreds of trials
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✍For
Col. Grey
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