The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3212] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Nathaniel Spens, Spence / Regarding: Countess Margaret McDouall or McDouall-Crichton (Craufurd) (Lady Dumfries, Countess of Dumfries) (Patient), Lady Anne Gordon (Duff) (Dowager Countess of Dumfries ) (Patient) / 2? August 1787 / (Outgoing)
Unsigned and undated rough note for a final version ([DOC ID:5501]) sent out later that day. Indexing on reverse gives the case as Lady Dumfries (or possibly the Dowager Countess, not current one, according to [DOC ID:5501], a patient of Dr Spence. She is recommended to go to Buxton and take the waters internally and externally for gout. Some medicines for the stomach are suggested.
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Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3212 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2112 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 2? August 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 | Unsigned and undated rough note for a final version ([DOC ID:5501]) sent out later that day. Indexing on reverse gives the case as Lady Dumfries (or possibly the Dowager Countess, not current one, according to [DOC ID:5501], a patient of Dr Spence. She is recommended to go to Buxton and take the waters internally and externally for gout. Some medicines for the stomach are suggested. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
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Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:2488] |
Case of the Dowager Countess of Dumfries who has gout. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:1335] | Addressee | Dr Nathaniel Spens, Spence |
[PERS ID:449] | Patient | Countess Margaret McDouall or McDouall-Crichton (Lady Dumfries, Countess of Dumfries) |
[PERS ID:4249] | Patient | Lady Anne Gordon (Dowager Countess of Dumfries ) |
[PERS ID:1335] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Nathaniel Spens, Spence |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Therapeutic Recommendation | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain |
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