The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:811] From: Mr Alexander Campbell / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Lewis Dunbar ('Lewie') (Patient) / May 1771 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Campbell. Covering letter for an enclosed letter from Sophia Dunbar which follows as letter 812.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 811 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/80a |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | May 1771 |
| 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 Campbell. Covering letter for an enclosed letter from Sophia Dunbar which follows as letter 812. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:82] |
Case of Lewis 'Lewie" Dunbar suffering from frequent 'fits'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:916] | Author | Mr Alexander Campbell |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:917] | Patient | Mr Lewis Dunbar ('Lewie') |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:916] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Alexander Campbell |
| [PERS ID:332] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Sophia Dunbar (Mrs Dunbar of Grange and Burgie House) |
| [PERS ID:918] | Other | Mrs Grant |
| [PERS ID:920] | Other | Mr Boswell |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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I had the inclosed by this this day's post
from Mrs. Dunbar, your younger Patient's Mother, if you
think that in consequence of her information, any further
directions will be necessary, my servant shall call for
them at any hour in the afternoon that you appoint.
and I shall send them north by this nights Post. I have
been in bad health for some days so I would have waited up¬
on you myself --- The Quack that Mrs Dunbar
mentions was a Country man that gave the Child
some sort of nostrum the nature or name of which
I know nothing of. But it seems Mrs Grant and Mr
Boswell were cured by his medicine if such disorders
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as she imagines her son's to be which made her employ him
the one was a Grown Woman and the other a boy. She seems
anxious that you should be inform'd of this circumstance --
Dear Sir your most humble
servant
Monday 2 0 Clock
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To
Doctor Cullen
1771
Diplomatic Text
I had the inclosed by this this day's post
from Mrs. Dunbar, your younger Patient's Mother, if you
think that in consequence of her information, any further
directions will be necessary, my servant shall call for
them at any hour in the afternoon that you appoint.
and I shall send them north by this nights Post. I have
been in bad health for some days so I would have waited up¬
on you myself --- The Quack that Mrs Dunbar
mentions was a Country man that gave the Child
some sort of nostrum the nature or name of which
I know nothing of. But it seems Mrs Grant and Mr
Boswell were cured by his medicine if such disorders
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as she imagines her son's to be which made her employ him
the one was a Grown Woman and the other a boy. She seems
anxious that you should be inform'd of this circumstance --
Dear Sir your most humble
sert
Monday 2 0 Clock
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To
Doctor Cullen
1771
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