
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3637] From: Dr Thomas Gillespie / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Gillespie (Patient) / [DATE UNKNOWN] / (Incoming)
Letter from Thomas Gillespie concerning the case of his eldest daughter, aged 12 who has recently been treated for worms, but has been suffering from increasingly weakening symptoms including headaches, feverishness and an aversion to light.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3637 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2526 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | |
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 Thomas Gillespie concerning the case of his eldest daughter, aged 12 who has recently been treated for worms, but has been suffering from increasingly weakening symptoms including headaches, feverishness and an aversion to light. |
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:2389] |
Case of the eldest daughter, aged twelve, of Thomas Gillespie, practitioner at Ayr. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:552] | Author | Dr Thomas Gillespie |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:4272] | Patient | Miss Gillespie |
[PERS ID:707] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Fothergill |
[PERS ID:4273] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Whyte |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:4274] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Watson |
[PERS ID:552] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Thomas Gillespie |
[PERS ID:552] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Dr Thomas Gillespie |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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