The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:583] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 21 June 1782 / (Outgoing)
Letter to unnamed (female) patient, giving advice for her pregnancy. No incoming letter identified.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 583 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/68 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 June 1782 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter to unnamed (female) patient, giving advice for her pregnancy. No incoming letter identified. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1562] |
Case of an unnamed female who is given advice on how to manage her pregnancy and relieve her cough. She is in the process of travelling north and a Mr Hay is mentioned. |
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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:3030] | Addressee | |
| [PERS ID:3030] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:3032] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Dougal |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3031] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Hay |
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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I was sorry that my present hurry
did not allow me to wait upon you with my directions
yesterday but I hope they shall overtake you in good
time. I hope you are proceeding cautiously in your
journey and in that way I have no doubt of its being of
service to you. I have great trust in gentle Exercise and
fresh air being of great service to you and therefore when
you get to the North you must take pains to get it continued
either on horseback or in a carriage. I am told you are a good
rider and therefore if you can get a horse to your mind I
shall think that the best at least for a month or two and
mind that ↑very↑ moderate exercise will answer and taking only
what you easily bear your pregnancy will be in no danger.
When this advances and you shall become a little bulky
and unwieldy a carriage will be safer for you. All this I
propose with a view to your Cough for it this entirely ceases
you may take your exercise or let it alone as you please. It is
also with a view to the Cough that I prescribed the Medicines
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you carry along with you and therefore you are to con¬
tinue the pectoral pills ↑for a↑ longer or shorter time as your
cough may seem to require. I desired Mr Hay to tell you
that you should take your quieting pills only every second
night upon the road as I hope the travelling may give
you quiet nights without the pills but that must be as
you shall find things answer. But when you get to the
North I shall be glad to find that you can lay aside
these pills or at least take them seldom and only when
your nights are like to be much disturbed with coughing.
If you shall find it necessary to take them I must bid
you observe that they are liable to occassion costiveness
and this if you allow it to go any length will always do
you much harm. Take care therefore if Costiveness come
on that you relieve it by some laxative medicine or by
injections. Flower of sulphur would be a proper one but
if it does not answer with you Mr Dougal will find one
that may. I expect that your native Air and the exercise
I have mentioned above will answer without much change
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of diet but if your cough should continue I must
desire ↑you↑ to be very sparing of animal food and to take
a great deal of Milk, grain and other vegetable food.
At the same time you must take very little of any fermented
or spiritous liquor. Wishing you heartily better
health I am
Edinburgh 21 June
1782.
Diplomatic Text
I was sorry that my present hurry
did not allow me to wait upon you with my directions
yesterday but I hope they shall overtake you in good
time. I hope you are proceeding cautiously in your
journey and in that way I have no doubt of its being of
service to you. I have great trust in gentle Exercise and
fresh air being of great service to you and therefore when
you get to the North you must take pains to get it continued
either on horseback or in a carriage. I am told you are a good
rider and therefore if you can get a horse to your mind I
shall think that the best at least for a month or two and
mind that ↑very↑ moderate exercise will answer and taking only
what you easily bear your pregnancy will be in no danger.
When this advances and you shall become a little bulky
and unwieldy a carriage will be safer for you. All this I
propose with a view to your Cough for it this entirely ceases
you may take your exercise or let it alone as you please. It is
also with a view to the Cough that I prescribed the Medicines
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you carry along with you and therefore you are to con¬
tinue the pectoral pills ↑for a↑ longer or shorter time as your
cough may seem to require. I desired Mr Hay to tell you
that you should take your quieting pills only every second
night upon the road as I hope the travelling may give
you quiet nights without the pills but that must be as
you shall find things answer. But when you get to the
North I shall be glad to find that you can lay aside
these pills or at least take them seldom and only when
your nights are like to be much disturbed with coughing.
If you shall find it necessary to take them I must bid
you observe that they are liable to occassion costiveness
and this if you allow it to go any length will always do
you much harm. Take care therefore if Costiveness come
on that you relieve it by some laxative medicine or by
injections. Flower of sulphur would be a proper one but
if it does not answer with you Mr Dougal will find one
that may. I expect that your native Air and the exercise
I have mentioned above will answer without much change
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of diet but if your cough should continue I must
desire ↑you↑ to be very sparing of animal food and to take
a great deal of Milk, grain and other vegetable food.
At the same time you must take very little of any fermented
or spiritous liquor. Wishing you heartily better
health I am
Edinr. 21 June
1782.
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