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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:5867] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Colonel D Muirhead / Regarding: Colonel D Muirhead (Patient), Miss Muirhead(?) (Patient) / 2 August 1789 / (Outgoing)

Letter concerning the case of Miss Muirhead, written to her brother, p.260.

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DOC ID 5867
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/21/138
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date2 August 1789
Annotation None
TypeMachine copy
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter concerning the case of Miss Muirhead, written to her brother, p.260.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1165]
Case of the sister of Colonel D. Muirhead who is prescribed strengthening drops for her stomach.
7


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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3915]AddresseeColonel D Muirhead
[PERS ID:3915]PatientColonel D Muirhead
[PERS ID:3936]PatientMiss Muirhead(?)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3936]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMiss Muirhead(?)
[PERS ID:3915]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendColonel D Muirhead

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Crossbasket Castle High Blantyre Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred

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Miss Muirhead
Dear Sir,


I am happy that my prescription has
been of service to your Sister. She may interĀ¬
rupt it for some days now and then, but
for the most part, she should continue to
take it till the end of October, but then
She may give it up for the Winter.


With respect to yourself I am glad to
find you in so many respects better, and I
am persuaded that your present diet, and
the diligent use of exercise will carry you on
though it may be a little slowly to perfect
health. I am truly of opinion that the
Keyser's pills have been of service, but
at the same time that you have taken
them long enough, and that you should
not continue to take them unless some
foulness of your skin shall again become



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more considerable. The clearness of your Urine
I consider as a very favourable symptom of
your health, and that this therefore shall
continue. But if any thing new shall
occur to you, you may depend upon the
punctual attention of


Dear Colonel
Your most Obedient humble Servant
William Cullen

Edinburgh 2d August
1789

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Miss Muirhead
Dear Sir,


I am happy that my prescription has
been of service to your Sister. She may interĀ¬
rupt it for some days now and then, but
for the most part, she should continue to
take it till the end of October, but then
She may give it up for the Winter.


With respect to yourself I am glad to
find you in so many respects better, and I
am persuaded that your present diet, and
the diligent use of exercise will carry you on
though it may be a little slowly to perfect
health. I am truly of opinion that the
Keyser's pills have been of service, but
at the same time that you have taken
them long enough, and that you should
not continue to take them unless some
foulness of your skin shall again become



[Page 2]

more considerable. The clearness of your Urine
I consider as a very favourable symptom of
your health, and that this therefore shall
continue. But if any thing new shall
occur to you, you may depend upon the
punctual attention of


Dear Colonel
Your most Obedient humble Servant
William Cullen

Edinr 2d Augt
1789

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