The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1010]: Case of Katherine McNab, mother of twenty children, who has become extremely weak from a cough, diaorrhea and jaundice but who has hitherto avoided seeking medication out of fear. Cullen diagnoses gall stones.
Documents in this case
4 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[DOC ID:4123]  |
Reply "For Mrs Maccallaster" | 28 August 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:1479] |
Letter from J. Macnab enclosing a description of the case of his mother Katharine, a 52-year-old mother of 20, who suffers painful attacks that cause episodes of jaundice. He had intended 'that Dr Graham at Stirling shall make up a proper Case for Consulting Dr. Cullen but her situation is so alarming [...] that J. Macnab is afraid to delay'. | 29 January 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:4206] |
Untitled reply, concerning Mrs Katherine McNab | 29 January 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:4213] |
Reply 'For Mrs Macculloch' | February? 1778? | |||
These documents contain one or more that share the same date. We have manually applied an order based on what we know.
People involved in this case
7 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 2181] | Dr Graham (at Stirling) |
| [PERS ID: 2127] | Mrs Maccallaster |
| [PERS ID: 153] | Mrs Maccullock (Macculloch) |
| [PERS ID: 2179] | Mrs Katharine MacNab (McNab) |
| [PERS ID: 2180] | Mr I or J MacNab (McNab) |
| [PERS ID: 2153] | Dr Walter Stirling |
Unique Places linked to this Case
4 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 | Thurso | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Stirling | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
5 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 | Thurso | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Thurso | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Stirling | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
