The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4408] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Abernethie / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / 10? April 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Abernethy'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4408 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/146 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10? April 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mr Abernethy' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1131] |
Case of and unnamed twenty-one year old patient of the surgeon Alexander Abernethie [Abernethy] who has a 'confirmed pthisis', and who is advised over the merits of staying at Banff. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3180] | Addressee | Dr Alexander Abernethie |
| [PERS ID:3182] | Patient | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3180] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Abernethie |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Banff (Bamf) | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Banff (Bamf) | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
For Mr. Abernetty
I find only one thing omitted & that is with regard
to his staying at Banf or his going to the Country
Banf is not so large a town as to affect the state
of the air at this season & therefore unless our patient's
habitation be singularly confined, I should not think
it very necessary for him to be removed into the
Country: but I must own that even Banf is not so
free as places at some distance from it & especially
places removed farther from the Sea.
Banf tho not liable to an impure air is so to
a very bleak & cold air when the wind is N.E. If
such a wind then set in now as may be expected I
would remove him to the Country, at some distance from
the Sea & at the same time not upon an eminence exposed
to N.E. wind.
W.C.
Edinburgh April. 10. 1779
Diplomatic Text
For Mr. Abernetty
I find only one thing omitted & that is with regard
to his staying at Banf or his going to the Country
Banf is not so large a town as to affect the state
of the air at this season & therefore unless our patient's
habitation be singularly confined, I should not think
it very necessary for him to be removed into the
Country: but I must own that even Banf is not so
free as places at some distance from it & especially
places removed farther from the Sea.
Banf tho not liable to an impure air is so to
a very bleak & cold air when the wind is N.E. If
such a wind then set in now as may be expected I
would remove him to the Country, at some distance from
the Sea & at the same time not upon an eminence exposed
to N.E. wind.
W.C.
Edinr. April. 10. 1779
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