The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2562] From: Mr William Ingham / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Ellison (Alison) (Patient) / 11 February 1785 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Ingham, concerning the case of Miss Ellison. He also discusses arrangements for an assistant for Mr Watson.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2562 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1611 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 11 February 1785 |
| 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 Ingham, concerning the case of Miss Ellison. He also discusses arrangements for an assistant for Mr Watson. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1572] |
Case of Miss Ellison who suffers from a number of conditions including costiveness, a nervous complaint in her head and an inflamed eye. |
12 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:82] | Author | Mr William Ingham |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2597] | Patient | Miss Ellison (Alison) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:82] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Ingham |
| [PERS ID:2670] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Mr Watson |
| [PERS ID:3846] | Other |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr. Watson finds it impossible
to settle with his present Assistant before
May-day, and on that Account desires
the young Gentleman may wait 'till the
End of April when he will be happy to
recieve him --- Our Patient Miss El¬
lison has of late been very free from her
nervous Complaints but suffers exceedingly
from Costiveness; after seeing you last summer
she for a long Time used the Castor Oil with the
compound Tincture of Sena till at least she was
obliged to desist on Account of its producing
great Sickness; and she will be much oblig'd
to you for any Direction that may tend to re¬
move so troublesome a Complaint -
yours sincerely
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Mr. Wm. Ingham
Concerning Miss Ellison
February 1785
V. XVI. p. 297
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Watson finds it impossible
to settle with his present Assistant before
May-day, and on that Account desires
the young Gentleman may wait 'till the
End of April when he will be happy to
recieve him --- Our Patient Miss El¬
lison has of late been very free from her
nervous Complaints but suffers exceedingly
from Costiveness; after seeing you last summer
she for a long Time used the Castor Oil with ye.
compound Tincture of Sena till at least she was
obliged to desist on Account of its producing
great Sickness; and she will be much oblig'd
to you for any Direction that may tend to re¬
move so troublesome a Complaint -
yours sincerely
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Mr. Wm. Ingham
C. Miss Ellison
Feby. 1785
V. XVI. p. 297
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