
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4548] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Farquharson / Regarding: Miss Amelia Farquharson (of Invercauld) (Patient) / 3 December 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Miss Farquharson'. 'Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing worse till a better season come', so Cullen primarily gives dietary advice, and recommends the wearing of flannel.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4548 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/115 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 3 December 1779 |
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 headed 'For Miss Farquharson'. 'Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing worse till a better season come', so Cullen primarily gives dietary advice, and recommends the wearing of flannel. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1117] |
Case of Miss [Amelia] Farquharson of Invercauld who travels to Edinburgh to see Cullen but whose dangerously advanced consumption soon proves fatal. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:663] | Addressee | Mr William Farquharson |
[PERS ID:874] | Patient | Miss Amelia Farquharson (of Invercauld) |
[PERS ID:663] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Farquharson |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Dunkeld | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Miss Farquharson.
Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the
winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing
worse till a better season come when more effectual measures might
be taken: such as travelling & change of Climate. But any
attempt to move her at present to any distance might be fatal &
we must therefore attempt to relieve her by other means; which
must chiefly be by Diet properly ordered.
No animal food: except hartshorn or calves feet jelly once or
twice a day. Diet must consist of Milk, farinacea, & fruit.
She may have from one to two gills of Asss milk every morning.
At other times Cow milk as new ↑milked↑ as possible & diluted with equal
parts of thin water gruel or barley water, & well sweetened with
honey or sugar: This mixture to be used in every shape as plain
milk is used to be; taking with it bread, rice, sago, salep & cc.
These are to be separately boiled in water and added to her Milk
in what quantity she pleases; or they may be taken without milk, but
with boiled raisins or currants, boiled or roasted apple, currant
jelly or preserves & thus her Diet may be considerably varied.
She may sometimes have a light bread pudding, sometimes a
little custard & sometimes a little caudle.
Drink water or watery liquors. No fermented or spirituous.
She may take toast water, barley water, water gruel or milk with
a large proportion of boiled water in it, & particularly she may
take freely of Arabic emulsion: but all these must have
the cold taken off by a teaspoonful or two of boiling water.
No tea or coffee, unless sometimes & very weak & not very warm.
Cocoa may be taken at pleasure.
Flannel next the skin, day & night.
With respect to exercise I wait to speak untill I see what
the weather or her strength will allow of & as I am to
see her frequently I think it unnecessary in this paper (↑paper↑) to
say what Medicines may be proper.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Farquharson.
Having seen her I think she can expect little relief till the
winter is well over & we can only attempt to prevent things growing
worse till a better season come when more effectual measures mt
be taken: such as travelling & change of Climate. But any
attempt to move her at present to any distance might be fatal &
we must therefore attempt to relieve her by other means; which
must chiefly be by Diet properly ordered.
No animal food: except hartshorn or calves feet jelly once or
twice a day. Diet must consist of Milk, farinacea, & fruit.
She may have from one to two gills of Asss milk every morning.
At other times Cow milk as new ↑milked↑ as possible & diluted with equal
parts of thin water gruel or barley water, & well sweetened with
honey or sugar: This mixture to be used in every shape as plain
milk is used to be; taking with it bread, rice, sago, salep & cc.
These are to be separately boiled in water and added to her Milk
in wt qty she pleases; or they may be taken wout milk, but
with boiled raisins or currants, boiled or roasted apple, currant
jelly or preserves & thus her Diet may be considerably varied.
She may sometimes have a light bread pudding, sometimes a
little custard & sometimes a little caudle.
Drink water or watery liquors. No fermented or spirituous.
She may take toast water, barley water, water gruel or milk with
a large proportion of boiled water in it, & particularly she may
take freely of Arabic emulsion: but all these must have
the cold taken off by a teaspoonful or two of boiling water.
No tea or coffee, unless sometimes & very weak & not very warm.
Cocoa may be taken at pleasure.
Flannel next the skin, day & night.
With respect to exercise I wait to speak untill I see what
the weather or her strength will allow of & as I am to
see her frequently I think it unnecessary in this paper (↑paper↑) to
say what Meds. may be proper.
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