Cullen

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

 

[Case ID:470]: Case of Mr John Hunter who is being advised over a discharge on his leg and for dropsy jointly by Cullen and Dr Monro.

Documents in this case

10 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:4049] 
Reply 'For Mr Hunter', signed by Cullen and Monro. Advice and recipes, possibly to Mr Lawder [Lauder], for John Hunter of Crooks, near Coldstream, who has symptoms of dropsy, which are ascribed to 'want of Gout'.4 May 1777
 
[DOC ID:4088]  Linked to other Cases  
Reply, 'Mr Murray of Kircaldy C. Mrs B.'June 1777
 
[DOC ID:1425] 
Letter from John Hunter at Crooks's regarding his own case. 7 July 1777
 
[DOC ID:1430] 
Letter from John Hunter to Doctor Monro, regarding his own case.28 July 1777
 
[DOC ID:4113] 
Reply headed 'Mr Hunter of Crooks', [Crooks's] also written on behalf of Dr Monro to express relief that Mr Hunter is responding to a powder prescribed by Mr Lauder; includes recipe for a laxative electuary.20 August 1777
 
[DOC ID:4137] 
Reply to 'Mr John Hunter at Crooks', [Crooks's] concerning his continued treatment of running wounds on his legs.15 September 1777?
 
[DOC ID:4174] 
Reply 'Mr Hunter at Crooks'. Short recipe and directions in Latin. Hunter is to persevere in using the diuretic infusion, increasing either the quantity or the frequency.19? October? 1777?
 
[DOC ID:4187] 
Reply, in the form of a short note to 'Dr Douglas - Kelso'. concerning John Hunter, whose dropsical condition is now 'desperate', but no case is to be 'deserted'.6 November 1777?
 
[DOC ID:1476] 
Letter from William Johnstone, surgeon in Coldstream, regarding the case of John Hunter of Crooks, whom he has visited. Hunter's dropsical legs are leaking, and 'The sharpness of the discharge has Excoriate his Legs from the ancle joint up almost to his knee'. He asks Cullen's advice. Hunter attributes his condition to a 'scorbutic humour'. 24 January 1778
 
[DOC ID:4207] 
Reply to 'Mr W Johnstone Surgeon at Coldstream by Berwick', concerning 'Hunter of Crooks'. 29 January 1778
 

People involved in this case

9 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 1944] Mrs B.
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 571] Dr Christopher Douglas (of Kelso)
[PERS ID: 1891] Mr John Hunter (of Crook(s))
[PERS ID: 2175] Mr William Johnstone (Johnston, at Coldstream)
[PERS ID: 1892] Mr Lawder (Lauder)
[PERS ID: 89] Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro )
[PERS ID: 1942] Mr Archibald Murray (in Kirkcaldy)
[PERS ID: 2017] Mr Wood

Unique Places linked to this Case

6 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Coldstream Borders Scotland Europe certain
SpecificCrooks House Coldstream Borders Scotland Europe certain
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Kelso Borders Scotland Europe certain
Place Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) North-East England Europe certain

Places and role of place

10 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
PlacePlace of Writing Coldstream Borders Scotland Europe certain
SpecificPlace of WritingCrooks House Coldstream Borders Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
PlaceDestination of Letter Kelso Borders Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Coldstream Borders Scotland Europe certain
SpecificDestination of LetterCrooks House Coldstream Borders Scotland Europe inferred
PlaceMentioned / Other Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceMentioned / Other Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) North-East England Europe certain
PlacePlace of Handstamp Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) North-East England Europe certain