The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5502] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Magdalane Elizabeth Hamilton (Maddy; of Westburn) / Regarding: Miss Magdalane Elizabeth Hamilton (Maddy; of Westburn) (Patient) / 7 August 1787 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Maddy Hamilton concerning her own case, pp.221-2. Cullen gives her advice on travelling between her various relations scolding her for her 'delicacy' about staying in private houses, and says that 'If you will come to Ormistonhill I will lodge you, feed you and Nurse you as long as it can be of any service to you with the greatest good will'. His remarks about sailing with a 'Jonas' refers to Sir William Howe, mentioned in Doc ID 3211, presumably because of his lack of success on his American campaign.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 3 images for this document.

[Page 1]

[Page 2]

[Page 3]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5502 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/122 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 7 August 1787 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to Maddy Hamilton concerning her own case, pp.221-2. Cullen gives her advice on travelling between her various relations scolding her for her 'delicacy' about staying in private houses, and says that 'If you will come to Ormistonhill I will lodge you, feed you and Nurse you as long as it can be of any service to you with the greatest good will'. His remarks about sailing with a 'Jonas' refers to Sir William Howe, mentioned in Doc ID 3211, presumably because of his lack of success on his American campaign. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2054] |
Case of Miss Magdalane Elizabeth [Maddy] Hamilton of Westburn, who mentions a cough, a headache and sickness. She takes a family jaunt accompanied by Cullen's daughter Robina. |
7 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5252] | Addressee | Miss Magdalane Elizabeth Hamilton (Maddy; of Westburn) |
| [PERS ID:5252] | Patient | Miss Magdalane Elizabeth Hamilton (Maddy; of Westburn) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5301] | Other | General William Howe (Sir William Howe; (after 1799) 5th Viscount Howe) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Duddingston | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Airdrie | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Duddingston | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Kilpatrick | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Westburn (Cambuslang) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Cochno House (aka Cochney) | Old Kilpatrick | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Mentioned / Other | Merchiston Hall | Falkirk | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Mentioned / Other | Ormiston Hill | Kirknewton | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Diplomatic Text
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:5502]
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...


