The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4116] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Henrietta Duff (Lumsden) (Henny) (Patient) / 9 July 1777? / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'First Letter for Mrs Duff'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4116 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/89 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 July 1777? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'First Letter for Mrs Duff' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:781] |
Case of Mrs Henrietta Duff who suffers from shoulder pains, a swollen thigh, sweats, and spits blood. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2028] | Patient | Mrs Henrietta Duff (Henny) |
| [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 | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
First Letter for Mrs Duff
I consider it as a chronic Rheumatism commonly obsti¬
nate & tedious but not at all dangerous. The Medicine I would
chiefly recommend is Dovers Powder given in Dose of 20 grains
or more, in the morning when she is in flannel & laid in blank¬
ets & so managed as to raise a gentle sweat with as little heat as pos¬
sible, but kept up for 10 or 12 hours. If the right thigh does not
sweat let some flannel cloths strongly wrung out of boiling water
be laid upon it. The practice may be repeated two or three times
leaving 2 or 3 days between each sweat but in these intervals
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great care be taken to avoid cold. The sweating must
not be practised when Mrs Duff is either affected or threatened
with spitting of blood nor repeated if any spitting of blood
comes on. when
Diplomatic Text
First Letter for Mrs Duff
I consider it as a chronic Rheumatism commonly obsti¬
nate & tedious but not at all dangerous. The Medicine I would
chiefly recommend is Dovers Powder given in Dose of 20 grains
or more, in the morning when she is in flannel & laid in blank¬
ets & so managed as to raise a gentle sweat with as little heat as pos¬
sible, but kept up for 10 or 12 hours. If the right thigh does not
sweat let some flannel cloths strongly wrung out of boiling water
be laid upon it. The practice may be repeated two or three times
leaving 2 or 3 days between each sweat but in these intervals
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great care be taken to avoid cold. The sweating must
not be practised when Mrs Duff is either affected or threatened
with spitting of blood nor repeated if any spitting of blood
comes on. when
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