
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5421] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Farquharson / Regarding: Mrs Janet Moodie (Love) (Moody) (Patient) / 9 March 1787 / (Outgoing)
Reply concerning the case of Mrs Moodie, whose case Cullen believes to be 'desperate', implying phthisis. He recommends the use of a decoction of Tussilago, and of swinging, giving instructions and referring to James Carmichael Smyth's recent publication on the subject.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 5421 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/41 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 9 March 1787 |
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 concerning the case of Mrs Moodie, whose case Cullen believes to be 'desperate', implying phthisis. He recommends the use of a decoction of Tussilago, and of swinging, giving instructions and referring to James Carmichael Smyth's recent publication on the subject. |
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:2079] |
Case of Mrs Moodie, whose chest complaint Cullen regards as a 'desperate case'. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:663] | Addressee | Mr William Farquharson |
[PERS ID:5826] | Patient | Mrs Janet Moodie (Moody) |
[PERS ID:663] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Farquharson |
[PERS ID:3000] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John White (Whytt) |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:3709] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Dr James Carmichael Smyth (Smyth Carmichael) |
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 | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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