The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5098] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Samuel Thompson / Regarding: Mr Thomson (A. B.) (Patient) / 8 July 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Saml. Thompson Esqr.'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5098 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/81 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 July 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Saml. Thompson Esqr.' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:704] |
Case of "A. B.", the four-year-old son of Mr Samuel Thomson on the island of St Croix who has lost his speech and developed a 'spasmodic' condition in his arm since being inoculated against smallpox. |
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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:3398] | Addressee | Mr Samuel Thompson |
| [PERS ID:3395] | Patient | Mr Thomson (A. B.) |
| [PERS ID:3396] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Tower (Towers) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
| [PERS ID:3398] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Samuel Thompson |
| [PERS ID:3403] | Other | Mr John Gordon |
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 | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | East Indies | certain | ||||
| Mentioned / Other | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Saml. Thompson Esqr.
I have this day communicated to me by
Dr. Monro a Copy of a letter addressed by you
to Mr. Gordon at Glasgow, in which you desire
to have an account of a Case similar to that of
your son which you had heard had been for¬
merly under the care of Dr. Monro and his
Brother and Dr. Monro desires me to let
you know that he does not remember his
ever having had any such Case but he puts me
in mind that in the advice which he and
I sent to your son by Mr. Towers there
was mention of a Case somewhat similar of
a Boy from the East Indies of whom I had
the cure. With respect to this I must tell
you that this Boy from the East Indies
{illeg} many of the circumstances which you
{illeg} but never was so bad as your
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son is. After coming to this Country he was soon
mended by the remedies which have been
advised for your son and by degrees after¬
wards pretty entirely recovered. As he was
removed to the Country it is a long time since
I heard of him but believe I should have
heard of him before now if he had not
continued to recover. Wishing your son
the same happy fate I am with respectful
Compliments
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinburgh 8th. July
1785
Diplomatic Text
Saml. Thompson Esqr.
I have this day communicated to me by
Dr. Monro a Copy of a letter addressed by you
to Mr. Gordon at Glasgow, in which you desire
to have an account of a Case similar to that of
your son which you had heard had been for¬
merly under the care of Dr. Monro and his
Brother and Dr. Monro desires me to let
you know that he does not remember his
ever having had any such Case but he puts me
in mind that in the advice which he and
I sent to your son by Mr. Towers there
was mention of a Case somewhat similar of
a Boy from the East Indies of whom I had
the cure. With respect to this I must tell
you that this Boy from the East Indies
{illeg} many of the circumstances which you
{illeg} but never was so bad as your
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son is. After coming to this Country he was soon
mended by the remedies which have been
advised for your son and by degrees after¬
wards pretty entirely recovered. As he was
removed to the Country it is a long time since
I heard of him but believe I should have
heard of him before now if he had not
continued to recover. Wishing your son
the same happy fate I am with respectful
Compliments
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Edinr. 8th. July
1785
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