The Cullen Project | [Case ID:10]: Case of Miss Anne Gascoigne (Hamilton, later Countess of Haddington), who has chest and 'rheumatic' complaints.

[Case ID:10]: Case of Miss Anne Gascoigne (Hamilton, later Countess of Haddington), who has chest and 'rheumatic' complaints.

Documents in this case

5 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:264]	Reply to Dr [Walter] Stirling concerning Miss [Anne] Gascoigne, who has a chest ailment, with cough and spitting. Not a formal regimen but Includes advice on wearing flannel, diet (including asses' milk), and exercise: 'any brisker exercise as dancing is no ways admissible'. He recommends blistering and perhaps an issue, and notes that, although she also suffers from leucorrhÅ“a, this cannot be treated while any dangerous respiratory ailment is suspected.	5 February 1782

[DOC ID:6255]	Reply titled 'Miss Gascoigne'.Cullen slightly adjusts his advice to Dr Stirling about Miss Gascoigne. She 'has acted almost quite contrary to you and me' in that, to Cullen, she emphasised her cough and respiratory problems, whereas to Stirling, she emphasised her suspected 'rheumatic' pains.	12 February 1782

[DOC ID:2152]	Letter from Walter Stirling, concerning the case of Miss Gascoigne of Carron House. He called on her father, and saw her rising stiffly: 'her father said that his young woman he thought was become an old one'. She has rheumatic pains in her legs, arm and face and head, which he has been treating with bleeding and medicines. He proposes a blister.	15 February 1782

[DOC ID:271]	Reply, with further discussion of Miss [Anne] Gascoigne's case with Dr Walter Stirling, whose initial is given incorrectly in the header; includes some suggested directions. The last few lines on the first page are illegible because of problems in the mechanical copying process. Anne Gascoigne was subsequently Countess of Haddington.	17 February 1782

[DOC ID:2155]	Letter from Walter Stirling, concerning the case of Miss Gascoigne. Her father has forwarded him Cullen's letter. Sterling emphasises that her cough is not the main problem, but her flying pains in her limbs, body and head. 'I figured her travelling in a wet Chaise might be the cause of them'.	20 February 1782

People involved in this case

4 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 2594]	Miss Anne Gascoigne (Hamilton, Countess of Haddington or Lady Haddington (1786-96))
[PERS ID: 2595]	Mr Charles Gascoigne (Karl Gaskoin (in Russian))
[PERS ID: 2153]	Dr Walter Stirling

Unique Places linked to this Case

6 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Specific	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Stirling	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Carron House	Grangemouth	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Alloa Tower	Alloa	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Carron Hall	Carron	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

8 found.

Type	Role	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Specific	Place of Writing	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Writing		Stirling	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Stirling	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Mentioned / Other		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Mentioned / Other	Carron House	Grangemouth	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Mentioned / Other	Alloa Tower	Alloa	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Mentioned / Other	Carron Hall	Carron	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain