The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3452] From: Dr Alexander Abernethie / To: Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) / Regarding: Lady Jean Ogilvie (Nisbet) (Lady Banff) (Patient) / 16 January 1789 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Abernethie to 'Dr Cullen junior' (presumably Henry Cullen) on the case of Lady Banff. 'The advice...appears to me...very judicious, and therefore probably such as your Father, if his Health had permitted would have given me'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3452 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2341 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 16 January 1789 |
| 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 Alexander Abernethie to 'Dr Cullen junior' (presumably Henry Cullen) on the case of Lady Banff. 'The advice...appears to me...very judicious, and therefore probably such as your Father, if his Health had permitted would have given me'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2112] |
Case of Lady Banff who has various symptoms attributed to a 'weakness and laxity of her system'. |
7 |
| [Case ID:2567] |
Case of Dr William Cullen. This links together some significant instances where Cullen mentions in passing his own illhealth, and letters in which his son Henry, standing in to respond to patients, mentions his father's increasing indisposition and terminal decline from late 1789 (not fully comprehensive). |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3180] | Author | Dr Alexander Abernethie |
| [PERS ID:544] | Addressee | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) |
| [PERS ID:5125] | Patient | Lady Jean Ogilvie (Lady Banff) |
| [PERS ID:544] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" ) |
| [PERS ID:3180] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Abernethie |
| [PERS ID:5630] | Other | Miss Mackay |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Forglen | Turriff | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Turriff | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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