The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5224] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Baron Alexander Murray (of Darnhall or Blackbarony; of Elibank; Lord Elibank; 7th Baron Elibank) / Regarding: Mr Charles Murray (Patient), Miss Clara Murray (Patient), Mr Gideon Murray (Patient) / 16 March 1786 / (Outgoing)
Letter to Alexander Murray, 7th Baron Elibank, concerning fears about infant health, after Cullen has read Mr Reid's account of the last illnesses and autopsies of his three dead babies (Charles, Clara and Gideon). He tries to reassure him: 'Upon the most anxious enquiry I cannot find that there were any unusual, or any ways faulty circumstances in the Mother that could be suspected to give occasion to the unhappy events which happened to the Children, nor indeed can I find any circumstances in the rearing and management of the Children that could be supposed to have such effect.' He hopes there is no congenital defect, but that 'there are very few instances of the same faults taking place in many Children of the same family', and gives some general advice about medicines for his living children.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 5224 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/19/36 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 16 March 1786 |
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 | Letter to Alexander Murray, 7th Baron Elibank, concerning fears about infant health, after Cullen has read Mr Reid's account of the last illnesses and autopsies of his three dead babies (Charles, Clara and Gideon). He tries to reassure him: 'Upon the most anxious enquiry I cannot find that there were any unusual, or any ways faulty circumstances in the Mother that could be suspected to give occasion to the unhappy events which happened to the Children, nor indeed can I find any circumstances in the rearing and management of the Children that could be supposed to have such effect.' He hopes there is no congenital defect, but that 'there are very few instances of the same faults taking place in many Children of the same family', and gives some general advice about medicines for his living children. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
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Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1977] |
Case of Charles, Clara and Gideon, the deceased children of Alexander Murray, 7th Lord Elibank, who all died in infancy and concerning his fears about hereditary weakness and how to prevent premature death. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1455] | Addressee | Baron Alexander Murray (of Darnhall or Blackbarony; of Elibank; Lord Elibank; 7th Baron Elibank) |
[PERS ID:4401] | Patient | Mr Charles Murray |
[PERS ID:4402] | Patient | Miss Clara Murray |
[PERS ID:4403] | Patient | Mr Gideon Murray |
[PERS ID:2803] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr James Reid |
[PERS ID:1287] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Lady Mary Clara Murray (Lady Elibank) |
[PERS ID:1455] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Baron Alexander Murray (of Darnhall or Blackbarony; of Elibank; Lord Elibank; 7th Baron Elibank) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Blackbarony / Black Barony Castle / Darnhall / Darn Hall | Peebles | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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