The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:682] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Joshua Harris / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / 14 December 1782 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Joshua Harris concerning an unnamed male patient. Cullen doubts that 'the absorbtion of [lead]' is to blame for his symptoms: 'The human ecconomy is liable to be affected by many different causes some of them unheeded or imperciptible and therefore are we so often mistaken in assigning remote causes'.
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| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 682 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/169 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 14 December 1782 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply to Joshua Harris concerning an unnamed male patient. Cullen doubts that 'the absorbtion of [lead]' is to blame for his symptoms: 'The human ecconomy is liable to be affected by many different causes some of them unheeded or imperciptible and therefore are we so often mistaken in assigning remote causes'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1533] |
Case of an unnamed male friend of Joshua Harris whose colic and paralysis have been attributed to lead absorption, but Cullen disagrees with this suggested cause of his symptoms. |
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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:5281] | Addressee | Mr Joshua Harris |
| [PERS ID:5282] | Patient | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5281] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Joshua Harris |
| [PERS ID:5281] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Joshua Harris |
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 |
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