The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1410]: Case of Miss Aitken who has a long-standing, intermittent, painful chest complaint.
Documents in this case
5 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:2555] |
Letter from John Gilchrist, concerning the case of Miss Aitken, aged twenty-eight, the only child of 'a very worthy Man of the Profession of the Law in this town [Dumfries]'. Miss Aitken suffers from a long-standing, intermittent, painful chest complaint. | 10 January 1785 | |||
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[DOC ID:4968] |
Reply concerning the case of Miss Aitken,. Cullen fears she is incurable but she may "take a great deal of dying". Cullen refers to the works of Ruysch and Boerhaave's nephew Kaau. He also mentions a Mr Reid of the Customs, that he treated the previous year with Phthisical Symptoms (not found in consultations, but probably a local patient visited in person). | 14 January 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:2556]  |
Letter from Dr John Gilchrist concerning Miss Aitken, Mr McDowall and a young gentleman in Drumlanrig. | 26 January 1785 | |||
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[DOC ID:2608] |
Letter from John Gilchrist, concerning the case of Mr Maxwell of Barncleugh. He also reports on the progress of Mr McDowall. Also notes that the patient Miss Aitken, he spoke to Cullen about, had died a fortnight ago, "completely worn out". | 26 April 1785 | |||
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[DOC ID:5039] |
Reply, to 'Dr Gilchrist C[oncerning] Mr Maxwell'. Also touches upon the cases of Mr McDowall and Miss Aitken. Cullen references his First Lines on the subject of haemorroids. | 27 April 1785 | |||
People involved in this case
14 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 2748] | Miss Aitken |
| [PERS ID: 4346] | Mr Aitken |
| [PERS ID: 4347] | Mrs Aitken |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 115] | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
| [PERS ID: 1709] | Mr John Harley |
| [PERS ID: 3786] | Mr Macmurdo (McMurdo) |
| [PERS ID: 2808] | Mr Wellwood Johnstone Maxwell (of Barncleugh) |
| [PERS ID: 1080] | Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) |
| [PERS ID: 2751] | Mrs McDowall |
| [PERS ID: 2752] | McDowall |
| [PERS ID: 2753] | McDowall |
| [PERS ID: 4355] | Mr Reid |
| [PERS ID: 4354] | Professor Frederik Ruysch |
Unique Places linked to this Case
8 found.
| Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Drumlanrig (Drumlanrig Castle) | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Bristol | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Country | India | Asia | certain | |||
| Specific | Barncleugh | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Continent | East Indies | certain |
Places and role of place
11 found.
| Type | Role | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific | Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Therapeutic Recommendation | Bristol | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Bristol | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Drumlanrig (Drumlanrig Castle) | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Country | Mentioned / Other | India | Asia | certain | |||
| Specific | Mentioned / Other | Barncleugh | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Continent | Mentioned / Other | East Indies | certain |
