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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4158] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr (at the Bush) (Patient) / 3 October 1777? / (Outgoing)

Reply, an isolated recipe, 'For Mr. at the Bush[?]'. Has 'Mrs Laing' deleted in heading.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4158
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/10/15
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date3 October 1777?
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, an isolated recipe, 'For Mr. at the Bush[?]'. Has 'Mrs Laing' deleted in heading.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:943]
Case of an unnamed patient identified only as 'Mr ... at the Bush', prescribed an aperient [has 'Mrs Laing' deleted].
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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2277]PatientMr (at the Bush)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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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

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For Mrs Laing Mr at the Bush

Take two drachms each of Gum guaiac and white sugar. Grind well together then add one ounce of mucilage of Gum arabic. Grind again and little by little add - six ounces of peppermint water. Label: Aperient solution - two table spoonfulls to be taken every night at bed time shaking it well before pouring out.

3 October
W C

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For Mrs Laing Mr at the Bush


Gum: guaiac. sacchar alb aa ʒij - Terito simul probe dein
adde mucilag G: arab: ℥j. Terito rursus & paulatim adde -- Aq:
menth: pip
℥vj - Sig: Aperient solution - two table spoonfulls
to be taken every night at bed time shaking it well before pourg
out.

3 Octr
W C

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