The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:949] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Mr Robert Ligertwood / Regarding: Mr Robert Ligertwood (Patient) / 11 April 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Robert Ligertwood', addressed to him in person, but mentioning his treatment by Dr Thomas Livingston. Cullen believes he is 'not so ill as you have been' and is encouraged that continuing to follow the regimen given earlier, with some amendments, will lead to him being 'as well as your Constitution formerly much hurt will allow'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 949 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/4 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 11 April 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Robert Ligertwood', addressed to him in person, but mentioning his treatment by Dr Thomas Livingston. Cullen believes he is 'not so ill as you have been' and is encouraged that continuing to follow the regimen given earlier, with some amendments, will lead to him being 'as well as your Constitution formerly much hurt will allow'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:369] |
Case of Robert Ligertwood who believes himself to have a 'nervous weakness'. |
11 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:92] | Addressee | Mr Robert Ligertwood |
| [PERS ID:92] | Patient | Mr Robert Ligertwood |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:852] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Thomas Livingston |
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 | inferred |
| Destination of Letter | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Robert Ligertwood Esqr.
I am disposed to think you not so ill as you have been and if
you persist in your regimen, bathing & riding I think you may
get as well as your Constitution formerly much hurt will allow.
As I fear your present mode of riding is not sufficient I advise
you to take a regular journey of some weeks. It might be
proper when Dr L. 1 ordered them & may be so again when your
stomach is very foul & appetite
very bad But I am of opinion to
take some vomits but I don't think you can be cured by
them & will not advise them at present. For strengthening
your nerves &
viscera I have ordered
below an Electuary
the doses of which may be best taken in a wafer & you may
wash down every dose with a glass
of Hartfell spa water
or with half a gill of water in which you have put ten
drops of the Tincture of Steel.
Your spitting in the morning
will I hope be cured by the journey. I do not think it to
be the least remains of a Venereal affection.
The erup¬
tion on your wrists
is of no consequence. When the weather
is become mild after your journey I have no objection to
your soluble tartar &
sea water but I see little use for
them & you must be cautious of purging too much.
Before the time proper for beginning to take them I ex¬
pect to hear from you & shall then say farther &c.
Edinburgh11th. April 1780
Take an ounce of powdered Peruvian Bark, and a drachm each of powdered Cinnamon and prepared Iron filings, 1 drachm of Conserve of orange peel, and mix into an Electuary with a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup
Mix. Label: Strengthening Electuary. The bigness of a nutmeg twice a day washing down each dose with a glass of Hartfell spa &cc.
Notes:
1: Indentified as Dr Thomas Livingston from Ligertwood's letter to which this is the response.
Diplomatic Text
For Robert Ligertwood Esqr.
I am disposed to think you not so ill as you have been and if
you persist in your regimen, bathing & riding I think you may
get as well as your Constitution formerly much hurt will allow.
As I fear your present mode of riding is not sufficient I advise
you to take a regular journey of some weeks. It might be
proper when Dr L. 1 ordered them & may be so again when your
stomach is very foul & appetite
very bad But I am of opinion to
take some vomits but I don't think you can be cured by
them & will not advise them at present. For strengthening
your nerves &
viscera I have ordered
below an Electuary
the doses of which may be best taken in a wafer & you may
wash down every dose with a glass
of Hartfell spa water
or with half a gill of water in which you have put ten
drops of the Tincture of Steel.
Your spitting in the morning
will I hope be cured by the journey. I do not think it to
be the least remains of a Venereal affection.
The erup¬
tion on your wrists
is of no consequence. When the weather
is become mild after your journey I have no objection to
your soluble tartar &
sea water but I see little use for
them & you must be cautious of purging too much.
Before the time proper for beginning to take them I ex¬
pect to hear from you & shall then say farther &c.
Edinr.11th. April 1780
℞ cort. peru. pulv. ℥i cinnam pulv.. Limat. Mart. ppt. @ʒi
Conserve cort aurant ℥i Syr. simpl. q.s. ut f. Electuarium
𝓜. S. Strengthening Elect. The bigness of a nutmeg twice a day washing down each dose with a glass of Hartfell spa &cc.
Notes:
1: Indentified as Dr Thomas Livingston from Ligertwood's letter to which this is the response.
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