Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[Case ID:1017]: Case of the wife of Mr Macdonald (Case 1016), who is showing signs of a venereal infection contracted from her husband (Case 1016).

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:1477]  Linked to other Cases  
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
 
[DOC ID:4204]  Linked to other Cases  
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 IDFull 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.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen'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.

TypeRoleSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificPlace of WritingCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlacePlace of Writing Greenock Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Greenock Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred
PlaceMentioned / Other Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceMentioned / Other Oslo (Christiana / Kristiania) Norway Norway Europe certain
PlacePlace of Handstamp Greenock Glasgow and West Scotland Europe certain