The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2996] From: Mr William Farquharson / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Janet Moodie (Love) (Moody) (Patient) / 7 March 1787 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Farquharson, concerning the case of Mrs Moody, a newly-married woman of 20, 'of a delicate habit'. Six months previously, she had been advised by an acquaintance 'to use Spilsbury's drops for an eruption on her hands'. Since then, she has caught cold twice – returning from a dance, and after her wedding. She has now become seriously ill with a cough, spitting, and painful inflammation on the chest. Her menses are also obstructed, but she is not pregnant.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2996 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2028 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 7 March 1787 |
| 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 Farquharson, concerning the case of Mrs Moody, a newly-married woman of 20, 'of a delicate habit'. Six months previously, she had been advised by an acquaintance 'to use Spilsbury's drops for an eruption on her hands'. Since then, she has caught cold twice – returning from a dance, and after her wedding. She has now become seriously ill with a cough, spitting, and painful inflammation on the chest. Her menses are also obstructed, but she is not pregnant. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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| [Case ID:2079] |
Case of Mrs Moodie, whose chest complaint Cullen regards as a 'desperate case'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:663] | Author | Mr William Farquharson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5826] | Patient | Mrs Janet Moodie (Moody) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:663] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Farquharson |
| [PERS ID:3000] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John White (Whytt) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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