The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1016]: Case of the son of Alexander McDonald who, like his father, has had venereal infections, possibly passed to his wife, and has now had a stroke. His wife is Case 1017.
Documents in this case
2 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[DOC ID:1477]  |
Letter from Gavin Fullarton concerning the case of the son and daughter-in-law of their former patient Alexander McDonald. Alexander McDonald his bringign his son to Edinburgh to see Cullen. Mr McDonald Jr. is in his early 30s, and described as 'a chip of the old Block'. Soon after treatment for a venereal throat infection, he married and travelled to Norway. He has since had a stroke which has left him speechless and hemiplegic, and he has sores. His wife also now has a sore on her leg. Fullarton outlines the treatments both patients have received. | 25 January 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:4204] |
Reply headed 'To Mr Fullarton C. Mr __ & Mrs ___'.. Patients identified as Mr and Mrs MacDonald from Letter ID 1477, to which this is the response. | 28 January 1778 | |||
People involved in this case
5 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 623] | Mr Gavin Fullarton |
| [PERS ID: 146] | Mrs McDonald |
| [PERS ID: 690] | Mr Alexander McDonald (MacDonald) |
| [PERS ID: 2176] | Mr McDonald |
Unique Places linked to this Case
4 found.
| Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Oslo (Christiana / Kristiania) | Norway | Norway | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
7 found.
| Type | Role | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific | Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Place of Writing | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Oslo (Christiana / Kristiania) | Norway | Norway | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
