The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1624]: Case of Mr Alexander Montgomery of Coylesfield who Cullen believes has passed some gallstones and is jaundiced; upon his death in 1784 there is a postmortem examination.

[Case ID:1624]: Case of Mr Alexander Montgomery of Coylesfield who Cullen believes has passed some gallstones and is jaundiced; upon his death in 1784 there is a postmortem examination.

Documents in this case

5 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:98]	Reply 'For Alexander Montgomery of Colsfield'. Contains dietary recommendations and an English recipe for different marshmallow, linseed and camomile decoctions to treat Mr Montgomery's nephritic complaints (which were later confirmed gallstones).	9 July 1770

[DOC ID:2356]	Letter from John Campbell, concerning the case of Mr Montgomerie. Due to repair, the pages are in the wrong order.	October 1783

[DOC ID:4727]	Reply, to John Campbell, concerning 'Montgomery of Coylesfield'. Cullen is in no doubt of the nature of Mr Montgomery's ailment: a collection of gallstones in the gallbladder which, when passing and getting stuck, have occasioned fits of jaundice and inflammation. Cullen discusses various methods of dissolving different types of calculi, including Van Swieten's grass diet, the latter which Cullen believes to be 'absolutely frivolous and useless'.	7 October 1783

[DOC ID:2397]	Letter from John Campbell in Ayr, concerning the case of a 'Beautifull young Lady of about 21', who asked not to be named (Lady Mary Lindsay, as revealed later in the correspondence), who has had urinary tract problems, with fits of pain and strangury, for the past few years. He also reports the death of Alexander Montgomerie of Coilsfield, and describes the post-mortem carried out with Dr James Paterson.	20 January 1784

[DOC ID:4777]	Reply, for 'Dr Campbell'. This letter, addressed to Dr John Campbell, concerns his as-yet unnamed female patient (Lady Mary Lindsay), whose kidney ailment Cullen regards as 'partly spasmodic, partly inflammatory'. Cullen advises on diet, medicine, and the restriction of exercise, particularly advising against dancing. He also thanks Campbell for his account of Montgomerie of Coilsfield's dissection. The enclosed prescription for a diuretic decoction is in Cullen's own hand.	24 January 1784

People involved in this case

9 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 5092]	Miss
[PERS ID: 1586]	Dr John Campbell (of Wellwood)
[PERS ID: 3154]	Mr John Campbell
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 5089]	Countess Jean Lindsay (of Crawford; Lady Craufurd)
[PERS ID: 5090]	Lady Mary Lindsay (Lindsay Crawford; later, of Crawford Priory and Kilbirnie.)
[PERS ID: 3155]	Mr Alexander Montgomerie (Montgomery; of Coylesfield)
[PERS ID: 5088]	Dr James Paterson
[PERS ID: 714]	Baron Gerard van Swieten (Van Sweten)

Unique Places linked to this Case

5 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Place		Ayr (Air)	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Coilsfield House / Montgomerie House	Tarbolton	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Country				France	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

8 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		Ayr (Air)	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Place of Writing	Coilsfield House / Montgomerie House	Tarbolton	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Ayr (Air)	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Specific	Destination of Letter	Coilsfield House / Montgomerie House	Tarbolton	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Country	Mentioned / Other				France	Europe	certain
Specific	Mentioned / Other	Coilsfield House / Montgomerie House	Tarbolton	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain