The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:475]: Case of Miss Semple (Simple), a teenage girl who suffers from excess salivation and loss of appetite attributed to having had smallpox.
Documents in this case
7 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1604] |
Case of Miss Simple, drawn up by Mr Fleming. Unsigned and undated, but annotated as December 1778. Probably sent as an enclosure (cover-letter untraced), Cullen's reply in Document 4351 mentions this report on her pulse being 100, so this case-note must presumably pre-date 18 December by a day or two (having been sent to Edinburgh from Irvine). | 16? December? 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:4351] |
Reply, 'For Miss Semple' | 18 December 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:6244] |
Letter from James Simple concerning the case of Miss Simple [sometimes written "Semple"]. Covering letter for an enclosed case-note. | 30 December 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:6245] |
Case note by Mr Fleming briefly reporting on the case of Miss Semple [sometimes written as "Simple"]. Sent as an enclosure with Letter ID:6244. | 30? December? 1778? | |||
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[DOC ID:4359] |
Reply, 'For Miss Semple'. | 2 January 1779 | |||
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[DOC ID:1625] |
Letter from Charles Fleming, concerning Miss Semple, who has been suffering from feverishness and spasms: 'She is now so weak that she cant be brought out of bed'. Includes brief postscript by the patient's father, James Semple. | 16 February 1779 | |||
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[DOC ID:4379] |
Reply, 'For Miss Semple' | 18 February 1779 | |||
These documents contain one or more that share the same date. We have manually applied an order based on what we know.
People involved in this case
5 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
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| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 215] | Mr Charles Fleming (Fleeming; of Montgomeryfield) |
| [PERS ID: 1096] | Mr James Semple (Simple) |
| [PERS ID: 2545] | Miss Semple (Simple) |
| [PERS ID: 5512] | Mrs Semple |
Unique Places linked to this Case
3 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 | Irvine | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
6 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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Writing | Irvine | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Irvine | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Irvine | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
