The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2505] From: Dr Lucas Pepys (Baron, Sir Lucas Pepys. ) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) (Patient) / 3 September 1784 / (Incoming)
This letter contains a brief dietary regimen, including chicken broth glyster, and recipes for Colonel Clerk, signed L. P. (Lucas Pepys), Brighton. Mentioned in letter 2515 as having been sent by the patient to his nephew, William Maxwell, who probably delivered it to Cullen in person.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2505 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1557 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 3 September 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | This letter contains a brief dietary regimen, including chicken broth glyster, and recipes for Colonel Clerk, signed L. P. (Lucas Pepys), Brighton. Mentioned in letter 2515 as having been sent by the patient to his nephew, William Maxwell, who probably delivered it to Cullen in person. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1473] |
Case of Colonel George Clerk [Clark, Clarke, Clerke] who becomes excessively weak and feeble from chronic costiveness, breathlessness, and other chronic complaints. In New York he has a perpetual fever and stomach complaint and mentions consulting Cullen before but no firm evidence traced unless he is the same patient as Case 283 in 1768. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:845] | Author | Dr Lucas Pepys (Baron, Sir Lucas Pepys. ) |
| [PERS ID:2507] | Patient | Colonel George Clerk (Clarke, Clark) |
| [PERS ID:845] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Lucas Pepys (Baron, Sir Lucas Pepys. ) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Brighton (Brighthelmstone) | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Breakfast
Asses Milk and Bread & Butter and Half a Dish of Tea
Fish or Chicken or Rabbit or Veil or Lamb Panada ––
no other Vegetable than now & then some potatoes
mashed with milk ––
To Drink, Toast and watter & Barley watter – with
Two Glasses of Port Wine –– and
a Dish of tea soon after Dinner ––
Asses Milk & Dry Toast ––
Every other Morning on Getting Out of Bed Let a
Glyster of Half a pint of Chicken Broth be
Thrown up & Retaine'd as Long as possable ––
Every Other Night The Draught order is to be
Taken ––
Every Day Early in the Morning & an Hour Before
Dinner The Tincture should be Taken in the manner
as Directed ––
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Take one and a half ounces of Common Emulsion, one drachm of Castor Oil, two drachms of Nutmeg Water, two scruples of Washed Flowers of Sulphur, and one drachm of Balsamic Syrup. Make a draught to be taken every other night
Take an ounce of Chalybeate Wine – A teaspoonful to be taken first in the morning and an hour before dinner in ten Drops of pure tepid water daily.
For Col Clerk ––
Diplomatic Text
Breakfast
Asses Milk and Bread & Butter and Half a Dish of Tea
Fish or Chicken or Rabbit or Veil or Lamb Panada ––
no other Vegetable than now & then some potatoes
mashed with milk ––
To Drink, Toast and watter & Barley watter – with
Two Glasses of Port Wine –– and
a Dish of tea soon after Dinner ––
Asses Milk & Dry Toast ––
Every other Morning on Getting Out of Bed Let a
Glyster of Half a pint of Chicken Broth be
Thrown up & Retaine'd as Long as possable ––
Every Other Night The Draught order is to be
Taken ––
Every Day Early in the Morning & an Hour Before
Dinner The Tincture should be Taken in the manner
as Directed ––
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℞
Emuls. Commun. ℥iſs
Ol. Ricin. ʒi
Aq: Nuc: Mosch: ʒii –
Flor: Sulph: Lot: ℈ii
Syr: Bals: ʒi –
f. Haustus Alteris Noctibus secundus –
℞
Vin. Chalybeat – ℥i Sumat Coch: Parvul
primo Mane & hora ante Prandium in
x Gott: Aq.: Pur: Tepid Quotidie
For Col Clerk ––
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