Cullen

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

 

[Case ID:1246]: Case of Mr Malcolm who suffers from years of 'Violent Headache' in the back of his head, low spirits, ringing in his ears and eruptions on his face.

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:1811] 
Letter from Mr Malcolm concerning his own case. Brief and undated but annotated as January 1780. Not signed, but use of first-person pronoun confirms it is authorial original. No evidence of posting. Possibly passed to Cullen in advance of, or at the commencment of a personal meeting.January? 1780?
 
[DOC ID:4562] 
Reply headed 'For Mr Malcolm',. The patient has been suffering from pain in the head, noises in his ears and facial eruptions. Cullen advises on blistering and medicines.5 January 1780
 

People involved in this case

3 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 3149] Mr
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 875] Mr Malcolm

Unique Places linked to this Case

3 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
Place Harrogate North-East England Europe certain

Places and role of place

3 found.

TypeRoleSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificPlace of WritingCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
PlaceMentioned / Other Harrogate North-East England Europe certain