The Cullen Project | [ID:4773] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) / Regarding: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) (Patient) / 19 January 1784 / (Outgoing)

[ID:4773] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) / Regarding: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) (Patient) / 19 January 1784 / (Outgoing)

Reply for John Cook of Gallowhill (although here unnamed), regarding his continued problems with phlegm and cough. Cullen advises dressing warmly and keeping warm at this season.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	4773
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/1/16/177
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	19 January 1784
Annotation	None
Type	Machine copy
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
Recipe	No
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Reply for John Cook of Gallowhill (although here unnamed), regarding his continued problems with phlegm and cough. Cullen advises dressing warmly and keeping warm at this season.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

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Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:909]	Case of John Cook of Gallowhill, who suffers from phlegm and other ailments exacerbated by excessive drinking.	20

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3495]	Addressee	Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. )
[PERS ID:3495]	Patient	Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. )
[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
Place of Writing	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter		Gallowhill	North-East	England	Europe	inferred

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Dear Sir

I must tell you in the first place that I rejoice
in your good health as you tell me you have no other
trouble but from your Phlegm. I hope that trouble
is not great and I am sorry to tell you that when
it has been so long habitual it will not be easy
to remove it entirely and I can assure you that
though I could I would by no means bind it up
altogether as it might be very dangerous to do so.
All I can propose to do is to moderate the quan¬
tity of it and render it more easily brought up.
For that purpose I have formerly advised two
medicines which I hope have been of service and
at a proper season you may employ them again
but the for some weeks past has been very
improper for any medicine whatever. The only
advice I can properly give you at present is
to employ very warm Cloathing and otherwise

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to avoid Cold as well as you can. When fresh weather
come in you may now and then take a dose of the
pectoral pills I last ordered and these I believe
taken when the Cough and phleam are more than
usually troublesome will do as much as any¬
thing I can advise. When you have occasion to
take the pills often it will be proper for you
also to take frequently a dose of the laxative oil

I am
Dear Sir
your most obedient servant

William Cullen

Edinburgh 19th. January
1784

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Dear Sir

I am
Dear Sir
your most obedient servant

William Cullen

Edinr. 19th. Jany.
1784

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