The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:972] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Richard Lambert / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Harrison (Patient) / 4 June 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Richard Lambert 'For Miss Elizabeth Harrison', whose 'Complaints see[m] to depend entirely upon some weakness of her Nerves & particularly of her Bowels'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 972 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/27 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 4 June 1780 |
| 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 to Richard Lambert 'For Miss Elizabeth Harrison', whose 'Complaints see[m] to depend entirely upon some weakness of her Nerves & particularly of her Bowels'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2084] |
Case of Miss Elizabeth Harrison who is delicate with 'weak nerves'. |
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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:81] | Addressee | Mr Richard Lambert |
| [PERS ID:778] | Patient | Miss Elizabeth Harrison |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:81] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Richard Lambert |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Destination of Letter | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Miss Elizabeth Harrison
Her Complaint seeems to depend entirely upon some weakness of
her nerves & particularly of her Bowels &
it is hoped that
both may be in time strengthened so as to render her less liable to any
returns.
For this purpose she should join her sister in using much
fresh air & gentle exercise
&also in the use of the Cold bath.
Till these have had time to have effect her bowels may be
much strengthened by now and then taking a Course of the
Strengthening medicines
presented below.
The Course to be continued for a fortnight at one time, but
may be repeated several times in the Course of the Year at the
interval of an hour a month or as circumstances may seem to
require ----
Take Iron-impregnated water prepared according to the London Pharmacopia; Limat Iron prepared according to the Edinburgh Pharmacopia of 1774; 2 Powdered Cinnamon at five grains; ten grains of purified white sugar. Mix. pulverise and make into a mixture divided into twenty-eight Hourly Doses Label: Strengthening Powders, One to be taken twice a day, on an hour or two before Dinner & the other at seven in the Evening, in a little Currant Jelly, washing down each Dose with a small Tea Cupfull of the following infusion.
Take two ounces of Powdered Peruvian Bark, place in a glass or marble mortar, then pour sufficient Spring Water to make a semi-liquid mass, slowly adding up to a gallon over twelve hours; when required add one-and-a-half pounds of Spring Water and leave standing for half-an-hour; then add three ounces of Tincture of Peruvian Bark, before straining through paper. Label: Strengthening infusion two or three table Spoonfuls to be taken after every Dose of the Powders.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Elizabeth Harrison
Her Complaint seeems to depend entirely upon some weakness of
her nerves & particularly of her Bowels &
it is hoped that
both may be in time strengthened so as to render her less liable to any
returns.
For this purpose she should join her sister in using much
fresh air & gentle exercise
&also in the use of the Cold bath.
Till these have had time to have effect her bowels may be
much strengthened by now and then taking a Course of the
Strengthening meds.
presented below.
The Course to be continued for a fortnight at one time, but
may be repeated several times in the Course of the Year at the
interval of an hour a month or as circumstances may seem to
require ----
℞ Rubig. ferr
↑chalybis↑ pptt.
[Ph. Lond. vel
Limat mart. pptt. Ph. Edr. 1774. 1
Cinnam. pulv. @gr. v.
Sacch. alb. puriss. gr x.
M. fiat Pulvis et fiant h.m. Doses No XXVIII
Signa. Strengthening Powders, One to be taken twice a day, one an hour
or two before Dinner & the other at seven in the Evening, in a little
Currant Jelly, washing down each Dose with a small Tea Cupfull of
the following infusion.
℞ Pulv. cort. Peruvian ℥ii
In morario vitreo vel marmoreo ↑lapideo↑
affunde Aq. font. q.s. ut fiat
Massa semiliquida, quam lento diligenter per horæ dimidium
addita prout opus fuerit aqua; dein paulatine affunde.
Aq. font. ad lbiſs
Repone in lagena et digere per horas duodecim dein adde
Tinct. cort. Peruvian ℥iij
et per chartam cola ---
Signa. Strengthening Infusion two or three table Spoonfuls to be taken
after every Dose of the Powders.
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