The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5771] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Ebenezer Kelty / Regarding: Mr Ebenezer Kelty (Patient) / 14 January 1789 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Mr Kelty
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5771 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/43 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 14 January 1789 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to Mr Kelty |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2280] |
Case of Ebenezer Kelty. |
3 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5537] | Addressee | Mr Ebenezer Kelty |
| [PERS ID:5537] | Patient | Mr Ebenezer Kelty |
| [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 | Auchtermuchty | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Sir
I always suspected that your ailment
might be obstinate, but I shall make one other
trial to cure it. On the other leaf of this
sheet I have given you a prescription which
you may cut off and send to an Apothecary. I hope
it shall be useful to you, but if it is not, after
a fortnights trial, you may again let me know
I am
sir
your most obedient servant
William Cullen --
Edinburgh 14th. January
1789
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Take one drachm of Camphor and two drachms of prepared Powdered steel. After having added some drops of rectified spirit of wine, crush [the ingredients] together into a fine powder, to which you add three drachms of Extract of gentian and a sufficient quantity of Mucilage of gum Arabic in roder to obtain a mass to be divided into pills of four grains each. Label: Strengthening pills; two to be taken every night at bed time.
W.C.
14th. January
1789.
Diplomatic Text
Sir
I always suspected that your ailment
might be obstinate, but I shall make one other
trial to cure it. On the other leaf of this
sheet I have given you a prescription which
you may cut off and send to an Apothecary. I hope
it shall be useful to you, but if it is not, after
a fortnights trial, you may again let me know
I am
sir
your most obedient servant
William Cullen --
Edinr. 14th. Janr.
1789
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℞ Camphor. ʒj
Limatur. mart. præp. ʒij
Adjectis sp. vin. rect. guttis
aliquot terito simul in
pulverem cui adde
Extract. gent. ʒiij
Mucilag. g. Arab. q. s. ut
f. massa dividenda in pil.
sing. gr. IV
Sig. Strengthening pills two
to be taken every night at
bedtime
W.C.
14th. Jany.
1789.
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