The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4049] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr John Hunter (of Crook(s)) (Patient) / 4 May 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Hunter', signed by Cullen and Monro. Advice and recipes, possibly to Mr Lawder [Lauder], for John Hunter of Crooks, near Coldstream, who has symptoms of dropsy, which are ascribed to 'want of Gout'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4049 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/22 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4 May 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Hunter', signed by Cullen and Monro. Advice and recipes, possibly to Mr Lawder [Lauder], for John Hunter of Crooks, near Coldstream, who has symptoms of dropsy, which are ascribed to 'want of Gout'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:470] |
Case of Mr John Hunter who is being advised over a discharge on his leg and for dropsy jointly by Cullen and Dr Monro. |
10 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1891] | Patient | Mr John Hunter (of Crook(s)) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Supplemental Author | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
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 | Crooks House | Coldstream | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Hunter.
Complaints owing to want of Gout, but are aggravated by cold.
Water is in his legs, & there may be some in his belly & breast
but these are only symptomatic --
1. Drink ↑out↑ a bottle of the Decoction below, every day, by small
draughts at a time ----
2. Take every morning a dose of the Electuary ordered below; He may
at first take two teaspoonful for a dose but if it do not move
him once a day, increase it to 3, 4, or 5 teaspoonful & in this
quantity he may take it divided, a teaspoonful every quarter of an hour.
He should take it in the morning early to have its opearation
over before he go abroad in the forenoon, if possible.
3. Chaise & travel as much as he can easily bear, every good
forenoon, for unless he bear 3 or 4 hours it is of little use.
4. While his appetite is so bad he may take any food he
likes.
5. As little drink as possible & the Decoction may nearly
serve him, but at meals he may be the better of 2 or 3
glasses of Port or, the same quantity of gin & water, which we
prefer to rum.
6. Once or twice a day he may take a glass of Mr Blaikies
bitters.
Take an ounce of crushed Juniper, half an ounce each of Burdock root and Lichwort plant. Cook down from 3 pints of spring water to 2 pints, at the end adding 2 drachms of Fennel seed After removing from the fire, add 2 drachms of Salts of Tartar and 2 ounces of Brown Sugar and after settling, strain through a circle of woollen fabric. Label: Aperient Decoction a bottle, every 24 hours.
Take 2 ounces of Tartar Crystals, 2 drachms of powder of Jalap Compound, half an ounce of Lenitive Electuary and enough Simple Syrup to make a thin Electuary. Label: Laxative Electuary some teaspoonfuls of it every morning.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Hunter.
Complaints owing to want of Gout, but are aggravated by cold.
Water is in his legs, & there m. b. some in his belly & breast
but these are only symptomatic --
1. Drink ↑out↑ a bottle of ye Decoction below, every day, by small
draughts at a time ----
2. Take every morng a dose of ye Elect. ord. below; He may
at first take two teaspoonf. for a dose but if it do not move
him once a day, increase it to 3, 4, or 5 teasp.f. & in this
quanty he m. take it divided, a teaspoonf. every quarter of an hour.
He should take it in the morning early to have its opearation
over before he go abroad in the forenoon, if possible.
3. Chaise & travel as mc as he can easily bear, every good
forenoon, for unless he bear 3 or 4 hours it is of little use.
4. While his appetite is so bad he m. take any food he
likes.
5. As little drink as possible & the Decoction may nearly
serve him, but at meals he m. b. the better of 2 or 3
glasses of Port or, the same qty of gin & water, wc we
prefer to rum.
6. Once or twice a day he may take a glass of Mr Blaikies
bitters.
℞ Baccar. junip. cont. ℥i Rad. bardan. Herb. pariet. @ ℥ſs
Coq. ex Aq. font. lbiii ad lbii sub fin. add. Sem. fœnic. [dalc.?] ʒii
Ab igne remotis add. Sal. Tart. ʒii Sacch. rubr. ℥ii et post
subsidentiam, p pann. lan. lensum, cola.
S. Aperient Decoction a bottle, every 24 hours.
℞ Cryst. Tart. ℥ii Pulv. e jal. comp. ʒii Elect. lenit. ℥ſs
Syr. simpl. q. s. ut f. Elect. tenue.
S. Laxat. Elect. some teaspoonfuls of it every morning.
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