The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1941]: Case of James Collier, a student at Cambridge, who has been left emaciated by a severe cough and 'hectic' [indicative of consumption], for which, on the advice on London physicians, he has moved the Weymouth and hopes to winter in Nice.
Documents in this case
2 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[DOC ID:2997] |
Letter from James Collier, concerning his own case. He had written in October and not received a reply, but was 'convinced that some other cause than intentional neglect prevented you taking any notice of the letter I wrote you'. | 11 March 1787 | |||
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[DOC ID:5426] |
Reply to Dr Collier, concerning his own case. Cullen apologises for not responding earlier to the letter 'I received from you in Autumn last', mentioning his wife's death in August and 'the long excursion which my family forced me to make into the North of England'. | 21 March 1787 | |||
People involved in this case
7 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 3710] | Dr James Collier |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 544] | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor"
) |
| [PERS ID: 3708] | Dr Cuming |
| [PERS ID: 2880] | Mr Walter Farquhar |
| [PERS ID: 3707] | Dr David Pitcairn |
| [PERS ID: 3709] | Dr James Carmichael Smyth (Smyth Carmichael) |
Unique Places linked to this Case
12 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 | Weymouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Lisbon | Portugal | Portugal | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Falmouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Country | Scotland | Europe | certain | |||
| Country | England | Europe | certain | |||
| Place | Nice | France | France | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Fife | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Cambridge | East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | West of England | Midlands | England | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
14 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 | Weymouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Weymouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Therapeutic Recommendation | Lisbon | Portugal | Portugal | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Therapeutic Recommendation | Falmouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Country | Mentioned / Other | Scotland | Europe | certain | |||
| Country | Mentioned / Other | England | Europe | certain | |||
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Nice | France | France | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Fife | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Cambridge | East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | West of England | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Weymouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain |
