The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5833] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Captain Charles Wedderburn / Regarding: Captain Charles Wedderburn (Patient) / 11 June 1789 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Captain Wedderburn'. Poor Copy. See letter 5822 where the text of the letter is almost identical (it was instructions to Capt Wedderburn's friend Capt Scott (Case 2365) - "In bathing he must go into it pretty .." down to "necessity may seem to require", "during the bathing & drinking" down to "take a few glasses of wine" and the paragraph referring to travelling to East England. Transcriber used this letter to identify problem text within the poor copy.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5833 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/105 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 11 June 1789 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply headed 'For Captain Wedderburn'. Poor Copy. See letter 5822 where the text of the letter is almost identical (it was instructions to Capt Wedderburn's friend Capt Scott (Case 2365) - "In bathing he must go into it pretty .." down to "necessity may seem to require", "during the bathing & drinking" down to "take a few glasses of wine" and the paragraph referring to travelling to East England. Transcriber used this letter to identify problem text within the poor copy. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1952] |
Case of Captain Wedderburn who in 1786-7 has a stomach disorder but by 1789 also has a rheumatic problem. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5824] | Addressee | Captain Charles Wedderburn |
| [PERS ID:5824] | Patient | Captain Charles Wedderburn |
| [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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Therapeutic Recommendation | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | East | England | Europe | certain |
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