The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4461] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 21 June 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'Mrs Gillon C. Mr Fr. Cuninghame' [ Vol.12, p.28]. Recipe Only.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4461 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/28 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 June 1779 |
| 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 headed 'Mrs Gillon C. Mr Fr. Cuninghame' [ Vol.12, p.28]. Recipe Only. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1120] |
Case of Frank Cunningham, probably a child, recovering but he may have worms. |
3 |
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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 |
| Destination of Letter | Wallhouse | Torphichen | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs Gillon C. Mr Fr. Cunninghame
Take five grains of crab's eyes, ten grains of magnesia alba, three grains of powdered electuary of rhubarb. Make a powder of it to be taken in case of emergency. 6 doses. Label: Aperient Powder one to be taken in a little water once of two days ---
It ought to open his belly, without much purging and
if it purges him much, the doeses must either be given
more seldom or the Medicine changed. -------
Diplomatic Text
Mrs Gillon C. Mr Fr. Cunninghame
℞ Ocul. cancr. prop. g v. Magn. alb. gr x. Pulv rhu elect. gr iij
ℳ. f. Pulves et f.h.m dos. № vj. - S. Aperient Powder
one to be taken in a little water once of two days ---
It ought to open his belly, without much purging and
if it purges him much, the doeses must either be given
more seldom or the Medicine changed. -------
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