The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1482] From: Mr William Kerr / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Kennedy (Patient) / 31 January 1778 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Kerr concerning Mr Kennedy's son. He copies a paragraph of a letter from Kennedy, giving further information on the child's case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1482 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/576 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 31 January 1778 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from William Kerr concerning Mr Kennedy's son. He copies a paragraph of a letter from Kennedy, giving further information on the child's case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:976] |
Case of the two-year-old son of Mr Kennedy of Pinmore who has shown severe developmental problems since birth. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2928] | Author | Mr William Kerr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2230] | Patient | Kennedy |
| [PERS ID:2928] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Kerr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2228] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Thomas Logan |
| [PERS ID:2229] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Kennedy (of Pinmore) |
| [PERS ID:2229] | Supplemental Author | Mr Kennedy (of Pinmore) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Wright's House(s) | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Sir
I Immediately transmitted, your Card to Mr
Kennedy, and by thursday Last's post I forwarded yours
to Mr Logan. ----------
By this Post yesterday, I received a Letter from
Mr Kennedy ↑dated 27 January↑ Containing the following Paragraphs
"I had your last Incloseing Doctor Cullens Card by
"Saturdays post --- I had great hopes of having
"the Doctors Opinion yesterday but it did not appear -
"The Child has been very ill for some days past the
"Consequence I believe of the pushing of an Eye tooth -
- "A Considerable Swelling appeared behind one of his
"Ears which by Poultieces has been brought [Suppo↑u↑rate?]
"and given him much releif. - I wish the Doctor
knew this Circumstance".
It is probable Mr Kennedy wished this
Paragraph to reach you before you gave your
Opinion, but in which it may be probable
it woud have made no alteration -- however
I will Let him know by this Nights post that
I Excerpted the paragraph and Sent it to
you --------
I am Sir
your most Obedient Servant
Wrights houses
31 January 1778
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To
Doctor Cullen
Mr Logan Concerning
Mr Kennedys Child
13 January
Vol. 8. p. 54
Diplomatic Text
Sir
I Immediately transmitted, your Card to Mr
Kennedy, and by thursday Last's post I forwarded yours
to Mr Logan. ----------
By this Post yesterday, I received a Letter from
Mr Kennedy ↑dated 27 January↑ Containing the following Paragraphs
"I had your last Incloseing Doctor Cullens Card by
"Saturdays post --- I had great hopes of having
"the Doctors Opinion yesterday but it did not appear -
"The Child has been very ill for some days past the
"Consequence I believe of the pushing of an Eye tooth -
- "A Considerable Swelling appeared behind one of his
"Ears which by Poultieces has been brought [Suppo↑u↑rate?]
"and given him much releif. - I wish the Doctor
knew this Circumstance".
It is probable Mr Kennedy wished this
Paragraph to reach you before you gave your
Opinion, but in which it may be probable
it woud have made no alteration -- however
I will Let him know by this Nights post that
I Excerpted the paragraph and Sent it to
you --------
I am Sir
your most Obedt Servt
Wrights houses
31 January 1778
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To
Doctor Cullen
Mr Logan C
Mr Kennedys Child
13 Jany
Vol. 8. p. 54
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