The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1528]: Case of the children of Lord and Lady Selkirk who are at risk of influenza.
Documents in this case
3 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:2231] |
Letter by Cullen to Lady Selkirk, concerning the management of influenza, in response to a request from Lord Selkirk. Incomplete; final page(s) missing from archive. This appears to be the original letter of which Document ID:576 is a machine copy. | June? 1782? | |||
[DOC ID:2230]  |
Letter from the Earl of Selkirk concerning his son, Lord Daer, and his other children. He asks Cullen to write to Lady Selkirk at St Mary's Isle with advice on a 'way of managing the influenza'. | 11 June 1782 | |||
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[DOC ID:576] |
Letter to [Lady Selkirk], in which Cullen describes a letter he recieved from Lord Selkirk about an outbreak of influenza in Dumfries which may soon reach St Mary's Isle, and gives his own instructions on how to manage it. | 13 June 1782 | |||
People involved in this case
14 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 885] | Lord Basil William Douglas (Lord Daer) |
| [PERS ID: 886] | Earl Dunbar Douglas (Lord Selkirk, 4th Earl of Selkirk) |
| [PERS ID: 1017] | Lady Helen Douglas (Lady Selkirk) |
| [PERS ID: 1068] | John Douglas |
| [PERS ID: 1069] | Alexander Douglas |
| [PERS ID: 1070] | Lady Mary Douglas |
| [PERS ID: 1071] | Dunbar Douglas |
| [PERS ID: 1072] | Earl Thomas Douglas (5th Earl of Selkirk) |
| [PERS ID: 2291] | Helen Douglas |
| [PERS ID: 2292] | Elizabeth Douglas (Eliza) |
| [PERS ID: 2293] | Katherine Douglas |
| [PERS ID: 1073] | John Maxwell (of Terraughtie and Munshes) |
| [PERS ID: 3222] | Mr Alexander Maxwell |
Unique Places linked to this Case
5 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 | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | St Mary's Isle | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Berkeley Square | London | London and South-East | England | 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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Destination of Letter | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Destination of Letter | St Mary's Isle | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | St Mary's Isle | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Mentioned / Other | Berkeley Square | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain |
