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

 

[ID:4352] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Reverend Henry Elliot (Elliott, of Beadnell and Bamburgh; at Fowberry, nr. Belford (Northumberland)) / Regarding: Reverend Henry Elliot (Elliott, of Beadnell and Bamburgh; at Fowberry, nr. Belford (Northumberland)) (Patient) / 19 December 1778 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For the Revd Mr Elliot.', written to Henry Elliot himself, briefly commenting on the difficulty of 'removing disorders brought on by grief' and his continued care under local practitioner Mr Pringle.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4352
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/11/90
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date19 December 1778
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For the Revd Mr Elliot.', written to Henry Elliot himself, briefly commenting on the difficulty of 'removing disorders brought on by grief' and his continued care under local practitioner Mr Pringle.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:857]
Case of the Reverend Mr Henry Elliot of Fowberry who suffers from a bad stoamch, 'heats' and other 'nervous' symptoms which are exaccerbated by the loss of his wife.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1216]AddresseeReverend Henry Elliot (Elliott, of Beadnell and Bamburgh; at Fowberry, nr. Belford (Northumberland))
[PERS ID:1216]PatientReverend Henry Elliot (Elliott, of Beadnell and Bamburgh; at Fowberry, nr. Belford (Northumberland))
[PERS ID:2217]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr E Pringle (of Belford)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Fowberry Tower Bamburgh North-East England Europe inferred

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For the Reverend Mr Elliot.


Difficult to remove disorders brought on
by grief. Few medsmedicines can be of service to you but let
Mr Pringle gr. XX 1 of Dovers powder in the morning
& give you at the same time directions how to de¬
termine it properly to sweat you. If you bear it
easily and it have good effects [in?] relieving your
pains the same dose or a little larger may be repea¬
ted in two days after the first. If you get tolerably
free from your pains the disturbance of your mind
must be composed by exercise & you should be as often
on horseback as the weather will allow: if you
[cover?] well & secure against cold, you may ride in
bad weather with benefit. Walking at all times
if not with great fatigue will be of service.

Edinburgh December 19. 1778
W.C.

Notes:

1: 'Twenty grains of..'.

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For the Revd Mr Elliot.


Difficult to remove disorders brought on
by grief. Few medsmedicines can be of service to you but let
Mr Pringle gr. XX 1 of Dovers powder in the morng
& give you at the same time directions how to de¬
termine it properly to sweat you. If you bear it
easily and it have good effects [in?] relieving your
pains the same dose or a little larger may be repea¬
ted in two days after the first. If you get tolerably
free from your pains the disturbance of your mind
must be composed by exercise & you should be as often
on horseback as the weather will allow: if you
[cover?] well & secure against cold, you may ride in
bad weather with benefit. Walking at all times
if not with great fatigue will be of service.

Edr Decr. 19. 1778
W.C.

Notes:

1: 'Twenty grains of..'.

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