The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1930]: Case of Governor George Johnstone (Johnston) who has a maxillary gland tumour and diseased tongue, which prove fatal.

[Case ID:1930]: Case of Governor George Johnstone (Johnston) who has a maxillary gland tumour and diseased tongue, which prove fatal.

Documents in this case

3 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:2898]	Letter from Ralph Irving, concerning the case of Governor George Johnstone, who has had a swollen testicle and also a tumour of the jaw. His tongue and tonsils are also affected, and it affects speech and swallowing. Irving believes the disease to have a venereal origin, but now to have a cancerous diathesis. He has a history of syphilis (and has bony excrescences on his shins), and has been heavily treated with mercury in the past. He has also taken the waters in Caldas (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal â€“ here misspelled as 'Calas') and at Malvern, and is currently in Bristol. Irving encloses a case note that he wrote at Malvern, with annotations and corrections by the patient himself. Irving also asks Cullen's advice on going to India.	5 October 1786

[DOC ID:2921]	Draft of a letter in a scribe's hand, dictated by Cullen, to Ralph Irving concerning the case of Governor George Johnstone. Cullen does not believe the case is cancerous, or desperate, though does not commit himself to whether or not it is venereal.	11? October 1786

[DOC ID:3035]	Letter from A. Bain, writing from Hotwells, near Bristol, reporting the post mortem on Governor George Johnstone, which found diseased enlargement of the maxillary and adjacent glands, and the schirrosity and erosion of the tongue and pharynx. He finds the disease was 'indisputably of a cancerous nature'. He also asks Cullen to send him Dr Irving's letter, and sends his compliments to one of his sons (unnamed).	30 May 1787

People involved in this case

11 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 5445]	Dr Andrew Bain
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 1967]	Mr Cullen (Probably one of Cullen's sons, but no first name given.)
[PERS ID: 2872]	Dr Friedrich Hoffmann (Hoffman)
[PERS ID: 5446]	Dr Ralph Irving
[PERS ID: 99]	Governor George Johnstone (Johnston)
[PERS ID: 5447]	Mrs Deborah Charlotte Johnstone (Charlotte; later Lady Nugent)
[PERS ID: 4018]	Mr Percival Pott
[PERS ID: 610]	Dr Richard Huck Saunders (Huck)
[PERS ID: 714]	Baron Gerard van Swieten (Van Sweten)
[PERS ID: 5448]	Dr Martin Wall

Unique Places linked to this Case

8 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		Hotwells	South-West	England	Europe	certain
Specific	New Burlington Street	London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Place		Malvern	Midlands	England	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Bristol	South-West	England	Europe	certain
Country				India	Asia	certain
Place		Caldas aka Caldas da Rainha	Estremadura	Portugal	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

10 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		Hotwells	South-West	England	Europe	certain
Specific	Place of Writing	New Burlington Street	London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Writing		Malvern	Midlands	England	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Destination of Letter	New Burlington Street	London	London and South-East	England	Europe	inferred
Place	Mentioned / Other		Bristol	South-West	England	Europe	certain
Country	Mentioned / Other				India	Asia	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Malvern	Midlands	England	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Caldas aka Caldas da Rainha	Estremadura	Portugal	Europe	certain