The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1385]: Case of Rev. William Thom, a Cullen family friend, who is weakened by a very severe, persistent cough.
Documents in this case
4 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[DOC ID:2048] |
Letter from William Thom, concerning his own case. Suggested treatment written on reverse in Cullen's hand. | 20 August 1781 | |||
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[DOC ID:2066] |
Letter from William Thom, concerning his own case. He mentions also being seen by Mr Wilson. Thom adapts two epistles of Horace to apologise for imposing so much on Cullen's time. | 29 September 1781 | |||
[DOC ID:700]  |
Reply to the Glasgow surgeon James Parlane concerning Mr Thom, who is 'threatened with a Phthisis'. Cullen apologises for not writing sooner, but explains that when the letter arrived he was 'so much indisposed by the fits of Cholera that I could not answer it in course'. | 23 January 1783 | |||
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[DOC ID:6147] |
Letter from William Thom of Govan concerning the Royal Infirmary, for which he has been gathering donations. Thom is 'in perfect health being cured of an almost desperate pain in the Throat by the Act of your friend Dr Stevenson'. | 26 July 1786 | |||
People involved in this case
9 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 743] | Mrs Anna Cullen |
| [PERS ID: 2933] | Mrs Hunter |
| [PERS ID: 2932] | Mr James Parlane |
| [PERS ID: 563] | Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) |
| [PERS ID: 2922] | Reverend William Thom (of Govan) |
| [PERS ID: 2923] | Mrs Agnes Thom |
| [PERS ID: 216] | Mr Robert Wallace |
| [PERS ID: 5660] | Mr Gabriel Watson |
Unique Places linked to this Case
9 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 | Govan | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Govan Manse | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Royal Infirmary | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Wishaw | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
13 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 | Govan | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Place of Writing | Govan Manse | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Mentioned / Other | Royal Infirmary | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Govan | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Wishaw | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
