The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1952]: Case of Captain Wedderburn who in 1786-7 has a stomach disorder but by 1789 also has a rheumatic problem.
Documents in this case
6 document(s) found in this case.
DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:2834] |
Directions for Captain Wedderburn, by Cullen and D. Rutherford. Date on annotation is 1789. Letter written by Rutherford (compared handwriting with letter 2978). | 17 June 1786 | |||
[DOC ID:5419] |
Reply headed 'For Capt. Wedderburn'. | 12 March 1787 | |||
[DOC ID:5833] |
Reply headed 'For Captain Wedderburn'. Poor Copy. See letter 5822 where the text of the letter is almost identical (it was instructions to Capt Wedderburn's friend Capt Scott (Case 2365) - "In bathing he must go into it pretty .." down to "necessity may seem to require", "during the bathing & drinking" down to "take a few glasses of wine" and the paragraph referring to travelling to East England. Transcriber used this letter to identify problem text within the poor copy. | 11 June 1789 | |||
[DOC ID:3550] |
Letter from Charles Wedderburn, concerning his own case. Wedderburn's account of his experience with Buxton Water. His wife was unwell and was seen by Dr Denman there. | 7 July 1789 | |||
[DOC ID:5854] |
Reply to Captain Wedderburn concerning his own case, in response to 'yours of the 7th'. Cullen was delayed in answering letter due to "being in the Country for my own health". | 14 July 1789 | |||
[DOC ID:5887] |
Reply headed 'For Captain Wedderburn'. Poor copy. | 4 September 1789 | |||
People involved in this case
6 found.
PERS ID | Full Name |
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[PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID: 4641] | Dr Denman |
[PERS ID: 712] | Dr Daniel Rutherford |
[PERS ID: 4826] | Captain Scott (of Mileny) |
[PERS ID: 5824] | Captain Charles Wedderburn |
[PERS ID: 5825] | Mrs Wedderburn |
Unique Places linked to this Case
7 found.
Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
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Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
Place | Dundee | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Leith | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Country | Scotland | Europe | certain | |||
Region | East | England | Europe | certain | ||
Continent | East Indies | certain |
Places and role of place
12 found.
Type | Role | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
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Place | Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Place of Writing | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Destination of Letter | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | inferred | |
Place | Therapeutic Recommendation | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Mentioned / Other | Dundee | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Mentioned / Other | Leith | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Country | Mentioned / Other | Scotland | Europe | certain | |||
Region | Mentioned / Other | East | England | Europe | certain | ||
Continent | Mentioned / Other | East Indies | certain | ||||
Place | Place of Handstamp | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain |