The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1493]: Case of Mrs Jane Porter who is experiencing the recurrance of a severe pain in her chest and stomach.

[Case ID:1493]: Case of Mrs Jane Porter who is experiencing the recurrance of a severe pain in her chest and stomach.

Documents in this case

4 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:2879]	Letter from Jane Porter, an old friend of Cullen's, in Durham, concerning her own case. She suffers from spasmodic pains in her stomach and under her breastbone. Dr Fenwick has prescribed various medicines, seemingly with little effect. She is a widow with five children, and concerned for their future should anything happen to her (most went on to notable careers); her only sister has recently died. She also sends condolences to Cullen for his loss (presumably of his wife).	13 September 1786

[DOC ID:5336]	Reply to Mrs Porter concerning her own case. Cullen apologies for not replying sooner, as he has been in the country. He asks her to ask Dr Fenwick to send a fuller account of her case.	19 September 1786

[DOC ID:2883]	Letter from John Ralph Fenwick, a former student of Cullen, concerning the case of Mrs Porter. He writes that he had asked her not to write herself as her case was 'in some respects singular' and that she has 'by her habits with medical men acquired a confused notion of many of the terms & doctrines of physic', but notes that she had written anyway. In outlining his treatment of her, he also warns that she has not always followed instructions with medication, and that her 'predilection to opiates somewhat retarded the cure'.	22 September 1786

[DOC ID:5341]	Reply to Dr Fenwick concerning the case of Mrs Porter, whose condition Cullen believes to be 'gouty'; Cullen mentions his 'former acquaintance with Mrs Porters husband and herself'.	28 September 1786

People involved in this case

12 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 4114]	Mr
[PERS ID: 4120]	Miss Blenkinsop?
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 743]	Mrs Anna Cullen
[PERS ID: 624]	Dr John Ralph Fenwick
[PERS ID: 4112]	Mrs Jane Porter
[PERS ID: 4113]	Mr William Porter
[PERS ID: 4115]	Miss Anna Maria Porter
[PERS ID: 4116]	Mr Robert Ker Porter
[PERS ID: 4117]	Miss Jane Porter
[PERS ID: 4118]	Dr William Ogilvie Porter
[PERS ID: 4119]	Colonel John Porter

Unique Places linked to this Case

4 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Place		Durham	North-East	England	Europe	certain
Specific	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Specific	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	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		Durham	North-East	England	Europe	certain
Specific	Destination of Letter	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Destination of Letter		Durham	North-East	England	Europe	inferred
Specific	Mentioned / Other	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Handstamp		Durham	North-East	England	Europe	certain