The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4965] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Lady Jane Gordon (Maxwell) (Duchess of Gordon) (Patient) / 8 January 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Her Grace The Dutchess of Gordon'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4965 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/159 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 January 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Her Grace The Dutchess of Gordon' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1448] |
Case of the Duchess of Gordon whose complaints, for which she is advised on taking a course of goat whey, are considered rheumatic and nervous. |
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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:3442] | Addressee | |
| [PERS ID:3441] | Patient | Lady Jane Gordon (Duchess of Gordon) |
| [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 |
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For Her Grace
The Dutchess of Gordon
Take two drachms of gum Guajacum, half an ounce of very pure [Arena loto?]. Mix together into a powder, to which add eight ounces of twice-distilled rum. Leave to set for three days, after which shake well and to the liquid, strained through paper, add two drachms of lump sugar. Label Stomachic Tincture, two teaspoonfuls to be taken for a dose in a tablespoonful of water; and such a dose may be taken twice a day, an hour before dinner & supper and that for two or three times every week. After each dose the mouth & throat may be rinsed with a little Capillaire & water
8th January
1785.
Diplomatic Text
For Her Grace
The Dutchess of Gordon
℞ Gum. Guajac. Ʒij
[Arena loto?] puriss. ℥ſs
Terito simul in pulverem cui affunde
Spir. Sacchar. bis destillat. ℥viij
Digere triduum subinde agitans et
colatura per chartam adde
Sacchar. caud. ↑trit.↑ Ʒij
Signa Stomachic Tincture two teaspoonfulls
to be taken for a dose in a table spoonfull of
water; and such a dose may be taken twice
a day, an hour before dinner & supper and
that for two or three times every week. After
each dose the mouth & throat may be rinced
with a little Capillaire & water
8th Janry.
1785.
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