The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2772] From: Mr Donald Campbell / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Donald Campbell (Patient) / 8 March 1786 / (Incoming)
Letter from Donald Campbell, concerning his own case. He had previously lived in Jamaica, and is keen to return there, 'but my Friends think the risque too great, after the severe Shock I have already met with'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 2772 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1812 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | 8 March 1786 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Authorial original |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | Yes |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Letter from Donald Campbell, concerning his own case. He had previously lived in Jamaica, and is keen to return there, 'but my Friends think the risque too great, after the severe Shock I have already met with'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1807] |
Case of Donald Campbell who has an inflamed, swollen face and eyes. He has a history of fever and joint pains which began in Jamaica after he 'rode home pretty much heated with liquor without a Great Coat' and eventually left him crippled. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:360] | Author | Mr Donald Campbell |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:360] | Patient | Mr Donald Campbell |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Campbeltown (Campbelltown) | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
Mentioned / Other | Jamaica | West Indies | certain |
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