The Cullen Project | [ID:3482] From: Mr John Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Bethune (Lindsay) (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour) (Patient) / 19 March 1789 / (Incoming)

[ID:3482] From: Mr John Goodsir / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Bethune (Lindsay) (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour) (Patient) / 19 March 1789 / (Incoming)

Letter from John Goodsir, Largo, concerning the case of Mr Bethune.

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Field	Data
DOC ID	3482
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/2/2373
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Incoming
Date	19 March 1789
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 John Goodsir, Largo, concerning the case of Mr Bethune.
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	Yes

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:196]	Case of John (Lindsay) Bethune of Kilconquhar, being reported almost daily by his surgeon John Goodsir.	24

People linked to this document

Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1301]	Author	Mr John Goodsir
[PERS ID:1]	Addressee	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:464]	Patient	Mr John Bethune (Lindsay of Wormiston; after 1782, Bethune of Kilconquhar/Balfour)
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1301]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Mr John Goodsir

Places linked to this document

Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Kilconquhar House	Kilconquhar	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Destination of Letter	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place of Handstamp		Colinsburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Kilconquhar March 19th
1789

Dear Gentlemen

I wrote yesterday
the Report of Mr. Bethunes Case since
Sunday last which was very favourable
at present nothing new has occur'd that
requires to be mentiond except on Wednesday
from dinner to eight oClock in the Evening
Mr. Bethune pass'd near a Scot's pint of
Limpid Urine. This he attributes to the
Squill Pills, continues to take them-

This morning Saturday (↑Friday↑) free & easy, pass'd
a good night- All the Symptomes as yester¬
day. Has not however pass'd so much Urine
this last as some preceeding nights- No
Drought at the same time-

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Shall make a report in a day or
two- With much Respect

I am Dear Gentlemen
Your very Humble Servant

John Goodsir

Saturday (↑Friday↑) Morning
near 9 oClock

Mr. Bethune has just now got out of Bed
& going to Breakfast-- And has made
a Better Breakfast than he has done
for many months-

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Doctor Cullen
Professor of Medicine
University of Edinr.

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Kilconqr. March 19th
1789

Dear Gentlemen

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Shall make a report in a day or
two- With much Respect

I am Dear Gentlemen
Your very Huble. Servant

John Goodsir

Saturday (↑Friday↑) Morg.
near 9 oClock

Mr. Bethune has just now got out of Bed
& going to Breakfast-- And has made
a Better Breakfast than he has done
for many months-

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Doctor Cullen
Professor of Medicine
University of Edinr.

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