The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5426] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Collier / Regarding: Dr James Collier (Patient) / 21 March 1787 / (Outgoing)
Reply to Dr Collier, concerning his own case. Cullen apologises for not responding earlier to the letter 'I received from you in Autumn last', mentioning his wife's death in August and 'the long excursion which my family forced me to make into the North of England'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5426 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/46 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 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 to Dr Collier, concerning his own case. Cullen apologises for not responding earlier to the letter 'I received from you in Autumn last', mentioning his wife's death in August and 'the long excursion which my family forced me to make into the North of England'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1941] |
Case of James Collier, a student at Cambridge, who has been left emaciated by a severe cough and 'hectic' [indicative of consumption], for which, on the advice on London physicians, he has moved the Weymouth and hopes to winter in Nice. |
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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:3710] | Addressee | Dr James Collier |
| [PERS ID:3710] | Patient | Dr James Collier |
| [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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Weymouth | South-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | England | Europe | certain | |||
| Mentioned / Other | Fife | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | West of England | Midlands | England | Europe | certain |
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