The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3344] From: Dr Joshua Dixon / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Oyes (Patient), Mr James Spalding (Spedding) (Patient), Mr Thomas Pearson (Patient), Mrs Steele (Patient) / 15 May 1788 / (Incoming)
Letter from Joshua Dixon, concerning the case of Mrs Steele. Mr Oyes and Mr Spedding.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 4 images for this document.

[Page 1]

[Page 2]

[Page 3]

[Page 4]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3344 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2240a |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 15 May 1788 |
| 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 Joshua Dixon, concerning the case of Mrs Steele. Mr Oyes and Mr Spedding. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:677] |
Case of Mr Oyes with severe dyspepsia and abdominal pain. |
7 |
| [Case ID:2100] |
Case of Mr Spedding whose has an asthmatic complaint, but was also weakened by a bout of fever. |
6 |
| [Case ID:2201] |
Case of Mrs Steele who has diarrhoea and nausea. |
5 |
| [Case ID:2207] |
Case of Thomas Pearson who has suffered bouts of rheumatic fever and is left with very weak wrists which prevent him from writing. |
7 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3957] | Author | Dr Joshua Dixon |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3959] | Patient | Mr Thomas Pearson |
| [PERS ID:3978] | Patient | Mrs Steele |
| [PERS ID:1914] | Patient | Mr Oyes |
| [PERS ID:3955] | Patient | Mr James Spalding (Spedding) |
| [PERS ID:3957] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Joshua Dixon |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2728] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Richard Dixon (Dickson) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Whitehaven | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Whitehaven | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Diplomatic Text
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:3344]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...


