Cullen

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

 

[Case ID:689]: Case of Mr Kirsop whose obstinate 'rheumatism' in his head requires the application of a drawing plaster.

Documents in this case

3 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:5937] 
Letter from Mr William Kirsopp of Hexham concerning his own case, 'a continual whising or Noise in the Head like a pann simmering before it Boiles'. assumed to be an authorial original because of the first-person voice and the distinctive handwriting, but there's no wrapper and from the folds (vertical only ) it does not appear to have been folded so as to be sealed and sent (so likely to have been hand-delivered).July 1776
 
[DOC ID:3880] 
Reply 'For Mr Kirsopp.' . Almost certainly addressed to Mr Dean at Hexham.24 July 1776
 
[DOC ID:3953] 
Reply, in brief, to 'Mr Dean C[oncerning] Mr Kirsop', advising on the use of plasters.22 November 1776
 

People involved in this case

4 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 1993] Mr William Dean (Deane)
[PERS ID: 624] Dr John Ralph Fenwick
[PERS ID: 1994] Mr Kirsop (Kirsopp, of Hexham, Northumberland)

Unique Places linked to this Case

3 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
Place Hexham North-East England Europe inferred

Places and role of place

4 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 Hexham North-East England Europe inferred
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
PlaceDestination of Letter Hexham North-East England Europe inferred