Letter from Dr Campbell Betham, a former pupil of Cullen, concerning the case of his father, an old friend of Cullen's, who has died: 'I know dearest Sir from the very long friendship that subsisted between you and my father that we shall meet with the sincerest sympathy in you'. He refers to Margaret Cullen in particular. He then discusses his father's will (all to be left to him and to Anna, the youngest of his sisters), and his career prospects with a limited inheritance. He seeks Cullen's advice whether to take up an offer of practice in Whitehaven or go to London, where his uncle Mr Campbell and Dr David Pitcairn (husband of Cullen's niece, Elizabeth Almack) may be able to assist his career.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	3529
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/2419
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	6 June 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 Dr Campbell Betham, a former pupil of Cullen, concerning the case of his father, an old friend of Cullen's, who has died: 'I know dearest Sir from the very long friendship that subsisted between you and my father that we shall meet with the sincerest sympathy in you'. He refers to Margaret Cullen in particular. He then discusses his father's will (all to be left to him and to Anna, the youngest of his sisters), and his career prospects with a limited inheritance. He seeks Cullen's advice whether to take up an offer of practice in Whitehaven or go to London, where his uncle Mr Campbell and Dr David Pitcairn (husband of Cullen's niece, Elizabeth Almack) may be able to assist his career.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:2296]	Case of Mr Betham who has recently grown weak with age and dropsy.	3

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:4456]	Author	Dr Campbell Betham
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:4455]	Patient	Mr Richard Betham
[PERS ID:403]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr Patrick Scott
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2728]	Other Physician / Surgeon	Dr Richard Dixon (Dickson)
[PERS ID:3707]	Other Physician / Surgeon	Dr David Pitcairn
[PERS ID:5011]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Mr Duncan Campbell
[PERS ID:2980]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Miss Anna Betham (Annie)
[PERS ID:4456]	Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend	Dr Campbell Betham
[PERS ID:1974]	Other	Miss Margaret Cullen (Peggie)

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing		Douglas	Isle of Man	England	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other		London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Mentioned / Other		Whitehaven	North-West	England	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp			Isle of Man	England	Europe	certain

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