The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1691] From: Mrs Katherine Gillon (Agnew) (Gillean; of Wallhouse ) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Frank Cunningham (Cunninghame) (Patient) / 17 June 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from Katherine Gillon concerning the case of Frank Cunningham.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1691 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/778 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 17 June 1779 |
| 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 Katherine Gillon concerning the case of Frank Cunningham. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1120] |
Case of Frank Cunningham, probably a child, recovering but he may have worms. |
3 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3020] | Author | Mrs Katherine Gillon (Gillean; of Wallhouse ) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3363] | Patient | Mr Frank Cunningham (Cunninghame) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Wallhouse | Torphichen | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
It gives me Infinit pleasure
that I can inform you that your little patient
Frank Cunningham has turned Stronger and
better every day since he arrived here and he
had a [Pigh?] which has intirely left him so ↑[Habe?]↑ I.
in a very short time that He with be quite
recovered --- the only bad Simptom I see about
Him is a great bigness in His Belly, which
I think must proceed either from a very great
Weakness or Worms --- and also a great
appetite, if you can think of any thing
that ould be of Service to Him on a little
Gentle Physik I will be obliged to you
to lett me know and beleive to be
Your obliged Humble Servant
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Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh
✍Mrs Gillon C.
Mr Fr. Cuningham
June 17th 1779.
V.X. p.28
Diplomatic Text
It gives me Infinit pleasure
that I can inform you that your little patient
Frank Cunningham has turned Stronger and
better every day since he arrived here and he
had a [Pigh?] which has intirely left him so ↑[Habe?]↑ I.
in a very short time that He with be quite
recovered --- the only bad Simptom I see about
Him is a great bigness in His Belly, which
I think must proceed either from a very great
Weakness or Worms --- and also a great
appetite, if you can think of any thing
that ould be of Service to Him on a little
Gentle Physik I will be obliged to you
to lett me know and beleive to be
Your obliged Humble Servant
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Doctor Cullen
Edinr
✍Mrs Gillon C.
Mr Fr. Cuningham
June 17th 1779.
V.X. p.28
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