The Cullen Project | [ID:2362] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Thomas Alston (Patient), Mr John Alston (of Overhall) (Patient) / 9 November 1783 / (Incoming)

[ID:2362] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Thomas Alston (Patient), Mr John Alston (of Overhall) (Patient) / 9 November 1783 / (Incoming)

Letter from William Hamilton, introducing Mr Jeffray, a student of physic in Glasgow, who was 'last session with you at Edinburgh'. He also mentions the death of 'Mr Alston our patient': 'I wished to have him opened but I found it could not be done'. However, his father [John] Alston is improving, having used the Lixivium.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	2362
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/1418
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	9 November 1783
Annotation	None
Type	Authorial original
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
Recipe	No
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Letter from William Hamilton, introducing Mr Jeffray, a student of physic in Glasgow, who was 'last session with you at Edinburgh'. He also mentions the death of 'Mr Alston our patient': 'I wished to have him opened but I found it could not be done'. However, his father [John] Alston is improving, having used the Lixivium.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:671]	Case of Mr Thomas Alston who spits blood and consequently has a poor prognosis and whose case eventually proves fatal.	13
[Case ID:2040]	Case of Mr John Alston of Overhall who has a kidney or bladder stone.	3

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:554]	Patient	Mr Thomas Alston
[PERS ID:1938]	Patient	Mr John Alston (of Overhall)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3103]	Other Physician / Surgeon	Mr Jeffray
[PERS ID:554]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Mr Thomas Alston
[PERS ID:1938]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Mr John Alston (of Overhall)

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other	Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Dear Sir

Mr Jeffray who will deliver this
letter is a young man who I have taken
the liberty of introducing to you.

He has been two years a student of Physick
here & was last session with you at
Edinburgh. Mr Alston our patient died
in a day or two after I received your
letter. I wished to have him opened
but I found it could not be done. His
Father has used the Lixivium regularly
& is upon the whole rather better.

I beg my respectfull Compliments to
Mrs Cullen I ever am Dear Sir

with the highest esteem
your obliged humble servant

William Hamilton

Glasgow
November 9th
1783

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Dr Cullen
Edinburgh

✍
Mr W Hamilton
for
Mr Jeffray
1783.

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Dear Sir

Mr Jeffray who will deliver this
letter is a young man who I have taken
the liberty of introducing to you.

I beg my respectfull Compliments to
Mrs Cullen I ever am Dear Sir

with the highest esteem
your obliged humble servt

William Hamilton

Glasgow
Novr 9th
1783

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Dr Cullen
Edinburgh

✍
Mr W Hamilton
for
Mr Jeffray
1783.

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