The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:2291]: Case of William Flintum.
Documents in this case
3 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:5856] |
Reply headed 'For Mr Flintum'. Aperient prescription given to the patient when he visited Edinburgh in July 1789. | 12 July 1789 | |||
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[DOC ID:3587] |
Letter from William Flintum, concerning his own case, on which he had consulted Cullen in person in July (Doc ID 5856 is his prescription from that consultation). He has suffered from piles for several years, without much help from his apothecary, and now has a seminal emission when at stool. The date on the annotation is October 1789: according to Doc ID 5907, Cullen believed Mr Flintum had misdated his letter. | 22 September 1789 | |||
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[DOC ID:5907] |
Letter to Mr Flintum concerning his piles. Cullen is responding to 'yours dated the 22d Septr' but since it only came to hand the previous day, 'I suspect you have mistaken and put Septr. instead of October'. | 2 November 1789 | |||
People involved in this case
4 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 4924] | Mr |
| [PERS ID: 4925] | Dr |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 4926] | Mr William Flintum |
Unique Places linked to this Case
4 found.
| Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Houghton-le-Spring | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Durham | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
6 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 | Houghton-le-Spring | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Destination of Letter | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Houghton-le-Spring | North-East | England | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Durham | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
