The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3912] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Mr Thomas Forbes (of Ballogie; of Bulogie) (Patient) / 26 August 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Forbes of Bulogie'
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There is 1 image for this document.
[Page 1]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3912 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/24 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 26 August 1776 |
| 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, 'Forbes of Bulogie' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:626] |
Case of Forbes of Bulogie who is prescribed castor oil to offset costiveness of taking laudanum. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1768] | Addressee | |
| [PERS ID:3405] | Patient | Mr Thomas Forbes (of Ballogie; of Bulogie) |
| [PERS ID:1766] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Garroch |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1765] | Other | Mr Simpson |
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 |
Normalized Text
Forbes of Bulogie
I received yours by Mr Simpson carefully Sealed. - I have delivered to
him the quantity of Castor Oil you require of the very best kind.
The dose I commonly employ is a tablespoonful. With some People
less will answer, & some require more, & by a few trials
you will adjust the dose to your constitution. The best way
of using it is this. Take a Phial that will hold four ounces &
a little more, put into it, 4 ounces of your
{illeg} & along with
it a full double tablespoonful of the best double Rum;
& {illeg} you are to use the Oil shake the Phial very well
that the Rum may be equally Mixed., then pour [on it?]
your dose & Swallow it immediately. I think the Castor
Oil the most promising remedy for your complaint, but
if it shall happen that either the Oil I send you, shall
prove very griping or that it does not operate but in
a larger dose you will be obliged to employ some other
Laxative & with regard to these I have written in my
former letter to Dr Garroch. The Castor Oil requires
no particular regimen & neither change of diet nor
confinement. Your dose of Laudanum is
very moderate but I hope you shall soon
have no occasion for it at all. Yours &cc
Edinburgh 26th August
1776
Diplomatic Text
Forbes of Bulogie
I receiv.d yrs by Mr Simpson carefully Sealed. - I have delivered to
him ye quantity of Castor Oil you require of ye very best kind.
The dose I commonly employ is a tablespoonful. With some People
less will answer, & some require more, & by a few trials
you will adjust ye dose to yr constitution. The best way
of using it is this. Take a Phial yt will hold four ounces &
a little more, put into it, 4 ounces of yr
{illeg} & along wt
it a full double tablespoonful of ye best double Rum;
& {illeg} you are to use ye Oil shake ye Phial very well
yt ye Rum may be equally Mixed., then pour [on it?]
yr dose & Swallow it immediately. I think ye C
Oil ye most promising remedy for yr complaint, but
if it shall happen yt either ye Oil I send you, shall
prove very griping or yt it does not operate but in
a larger dose you will be obligd to employ some other
Laxative & wt regard to these I have written in my
former letter to Dr Garroch. The C. Oil requires
no particular regimen & neither change of diet nor
confinement. Yr dose of Laudanum is
very moderate but I hope you shall soon
have no occasion for it at all. Yrs &cc
Edinr. 26th August
1776
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:3912]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
