The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:507] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Grey (Junior) / Regarding: Mr John Grey (Senior) (Patient), Mr John Grey (Junior) (Patient) / 19 January 1775 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'Mr Grey Senr. & Junr'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 507 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/85 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 19 January 1775 |
| 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 'Mr Grey Senr. & Junr' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:486] |
Case of Mr John Grey (Senior) at Alnwick, who has diabetes. He is under the local care of Dr Henry Richardson. |
4 |
| [Case ID:2092] |
Case of John Grey (Junior) at Alnwick, who is very healthy except for a 'little cough' (John Grey Senior, his father, is also being treated by Cullen). |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:268] | Addressee | Mr John Grey (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:267] | Patient | Mr John Grey (Senior) |
| [PERS ID:268] | Patient | Mr John Grey (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:267] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John Grey (Senior) |
| [PERS ID:268] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr John Grey (Junior) |
| [PERS ID:458] | Other | Mr Matthew Reid |
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 | Alnwick | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Mr Mathew Reid Alnwick.
Mr Grey Senior & Junior
I was favoured with yours yesterday but as no post
went &cc. I heartily wish I could be of service, &c. but matters
seem to be far gone with your father & the only service we
can do him is to support his strength & keep him easy as
long as we can. I have given you on t'other page a Cordial
Infusion as well suited to his particular circumstances as
I can make it. You may give him a couple of spoonfulls
several times a day more or less as you find his stomach
bears it. I think you have some reason to give attention
to your own health & I would wish to have you quite free
of every degree of cough, & I hope you might escape it entirely
if it did not happen that you was exposed to some causes
of fresh cold & you must in that respect study your manage¬
ment with great exactness & attention, & with the other parts of your
management particularly frequent exercise on horseback I hope you will
be very well. I think it is indifferent whether you take
Rhenish & water or small been providing only that the one is
as weak as the other.
Take two drachms of cardiac confection, one drachm of Japanese earth and eight ounces of boiling water. Let it rest, then agitate it constantly for three hours and add to the strained liquid two ounces of cinnamon water, one ounce of Syrup de mecon, a drachm of spirit of lavender, half a drachm of Thebaic Tincture. Mix it all and label it: Cordial Infusion.
taken several times a day.
Diplomatic Text
Mr Mathew Reid Alnwick.
Mr Grey Senr & Junr
I was favoured wt yours yesterd. bt as no post
went &cc. I heartily wish I could be of service, &c. but matters
seem to be far gone w your father & the only service we
can do him is to support his strength & keep him easy as
long as we can. I have given you on t'other page a Cordial
Infusion as well suited to his particular circumstances as
I can make it. You may give him a couple of spoonfulls
several times a day more or less as you find his stom.
bears it. I think you have some reason to give attention
to your own health & I would wish to have you quite free
of every degree of cough, & I hope you mt escape it entirely
if it did not happen tht you was exposed to some causes
of fresh cold & you must in yt respect study yr manage¬
ment with gt exactn & attentn., & with the other parts of yr
managemt particy freq. exerc. on horseb. I hope you will
be very well. I think it is indifferent whether you take
Rhenish & water or small been providg. only yt ye one is
as weak as ye other.
℞ Confect. cardiac. ʒij Terr. Japon. ʒi aq. bull. ℥viij
Digere subinde agitans horas tres & liquori colato
adde. Aq. cinnam. spir. ℥ij Syr. de mecon ℥j
Spt. lavend. comp. ʒj Tinct. Theb. ℥ (ʒ)ſs.
ℳ. Signa Cordial Infusn.
taken several times a day.
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