Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[Case ID:204]: Case of Miss Thomson who reports headaches and sickness and the inefficacy of surgical measures already undertaken to treat a suspected urethral blockage.

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:774] 
Reply, in the form of a loose draft, 'For Miss Thomson'. Date inferred from the patient's reply.March? 1765?
 
[DOC ID:775] 
Letter from Miss Thomson sent from Bath concerning her own case. She reports a lack of progress following Cullen's prescription and advice to employ bougies. Written in third person, but this is almost certainly a matter of formality, an assumption supported by the intimacy of her report.27 March 1765
 

People involved in this case

3 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 1153] Earl John Stewart (Lord Garlies, 7th Earl of Galloway)
[PERS ID: 1152] Miss Thomson

Unique Places linked to this Case

4 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Bath South-West England Europe certain
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
SpecificHanover Square London London and South-East England Europe certain

Places and role of place

4 found.

TypeRoleSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificPlace of WritingCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlacePlace of Writing Bath South-West England Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
SpecificMentioned / OtherHanover Square London London and South-East England Europe certain