The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:605]: Case of Miss Melvill(e) who is prescribed flesh brushing to her feet and an aperient recipe. The assumption that these two letters refer to the same patient is tentative.
Documents in this case
2 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[DOC ID:3809] |
Reply, 'For Miss Melvil', in the form of a summary with a recipe for an aperient. | 7 May 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:1202] |
Recipe for Miss Melvill(e) - abbreviated rough note. Difficulties transcribing accurately and in full given the extreme abbreviations and poor handwriting in places. | 7? May? 1776? | |||
These documents contain one or more that share the same date. We have manually applied an order based on what we know.
People involved in this case
2 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 1373] | Miss Melville (Miss Melvill) |
Unique Places linked to this Case
2 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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Places and role of place
2 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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
