The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4180] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr George Hamilton / Regarding: Miss Jeanie McMurdo (Macmurdo) (Patient) / 21 October 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Dr Hamilton. Miss Macmurdo'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4180 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/10/37 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 October 1777 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Dr Hamilton. Miss Macmurdo'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:684] |
Case of Miss Jean ["Jeanie"] McMurdo [MacMurdo] who in 1775 has a fever, in 1778 has a bad chest condition with feverish symptoms, and then develops severe bouts of colic. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:258] | Addressee | Dr George Hamilton |
| [PERS ID:1403] | Patient | Miss Jeanie McMurdo (Macmurdo) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:258] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr George Hamilton |
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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Dr Hamilton. Miss Macmurdo ---
Dear Sir.
I wrote you on friday & told you why I would not
write sooner. I was favoured with another from you & unto you
in course. I told you on friday that I suspect the tendency to
Thisis to be more aparant & that matter are now settled in that
state is passed all doubt. In that state however you know how
little is to be done but we must paliate as well as we can.
The acids I recommended in my last are likely to be of service
& you may try her with the decoction prescribed on 'tother page.
A perpetual Issue may also be of service but the only
considerable relief is to be obtained by opiates & I am sorry
to find that her Stomach does not seem to agree with them
but one trial is not enough to determine that. --
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Begin again with 15 drops without letting her know that she
is getting them & you may perhaps find her Stomach reconcile
to the larger doses that may be necessary. If you find it sufficien↑t↑
to cover the suspicion of Laudanum you may give 40 drops
of the Elxir Paregoricum. of the Selzer water I wrote you
in my last. If you are of a different opinion or have already pro¬
posed it I shall still endeavour to send you some.
I am &cc.
W C ----
Edinburgh October 29th.
1777
Take one ounce of dries lieves of coltsfoot add two pounds of spring water. Cook until it becomes one pound, adding at the end one drachm of aniseed. To this liquid add one ounce of Elderberry Rob. Label as Pectoral decoction, half a pint to be taken three or four times a day.
Diplomatic Text
Dr Hamilton. Miss Macmurdo ---
Dear Sir.
I wrote you on friday & told you why I would not
write sooner. I was favoured with another from you & unto you
in course. I told you on friday that I suspect the tendency to
Thisis to be more aparant & that matter are now settled in yt
state is passed all doubt. In that state however you know how
little is to be done but we must paliate as well as we can.
The acids I recommended in my last are likely to be of service
& you may try her wt ye decoction prescribed on 'tother page.
A perpetual Issue may also be of service but ye only
considerable relief is to be obtained by opiates & I am sorry
to find that her Stomach does not seem to agree wt them
but one trial is not enough to determine that. --
[Page 2]
Begin again with 15 drops without letting her know that she
is getting them & you may perhaps find her Stomach reconcile
to the larger doses that may be necessary. If you find it sufficien↑t↑
to cover the suspicion of Laudanum you may give 40 drops
of the Elxir Paregoricum. of the Selzer water I wrote you
in my last. If you are of a different opinion or have already pro¬
posed it I shall still endeavour to send you some.
I am &cc.
W C ----
Edinr Octr. 29th.
1777
℞. fol. tussilag: sicc: ℥j -- Aq. font: ℔ ij
Coque ad ℔j Sub finem addens sem: anis. ʒi - Colaturæ
adde Rob Sambuc ℥j Sig Pectoral decoction half
a pint to be taken three or four times a day.
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