The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:684]: Case of Miss Jean ["Jeanie"] McMurdo [MacMurdo] who in 1775 has a fever, in 1778 has a bad chest condition with feverish symptoms, and then develops severe bouts of colic.
Documents in this case
9 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1136]  |
Letter from John Gilchrist regarding Mr Cruickshank, a patient who has also been seen by Mr Clapperton at Lochmaben, and giving an additional note on Miss McMurdo, and asides on several other shared patients. | 27 April 1775 | |||
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[DOC ID:1143] |
Letter from John Gilchrist regarding Mr Spalding [Gordon] who has not followed Gilchrist's directions regarding mercury. Gilchrist ends with a request for Cullen to not mention his letter to the patient, and asks for Cullen's opinion on his actions: 'I write you at all times with the same freedom that I would have done to my own father, & I should wish that you would be as free as he would have been in telling me where I am wrong'. Also brief note concerning Miss McMurdo. | 25 May 1775 | |||
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[DOC ID:4139] |
Reply, 'Dr W Hamilton' | 17 September 1777? | |||
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[DOC ID:1454] |
Letter from William Hamilton regarding the case of Miss McMurdo. | 12 October 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4180] |
Reply, 'Dr Hamilton. Miss Macmurdo'. | 21 October 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4179] |
Reply 'Dr Hamilton Dumfries'. confirmed as concerning Jeanie McMurdo from internal cross-references to related letters. Cullen discusses the advantages of an artificial sweating given the possibility that she may have had a 'hectic' fever (consumption). | 24 October 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4195] |
Reply to Dr John Glchrist headed 'Miss Jeanie Macmurdo - Dr Gilchrist' Cullen advises on the use of opium to treat her spasmodic attacks of colic. He concludes with a Latin tag from Virgil's Aeneid (Book 2, lines 291-2). | 6 December 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:1568] |
Letter from Philadelphia McMurdo, regarding the case of her sister Jeanie who has journeyed from Edinburgh to Dumfries by coach on a specially designed 'bed' (stretcher), lent by Cullen. She has very painful colic for which she takes an opiate. | 2 October 1778 | |||
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[DOC ID:1571] |
Letter from John Gilchrist regarding the Miss McMurdos, sisters who insist on travelling for their health despite their limited means. | 16 October 1778 | |||
People involved in this case
18 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 2934] | Mr Bell |
| [PERS ID: 3497] | Mr B Bell |
| [PERS ID: 687] | Mrs Sarah Blacklock |
| [PERS ID: 844] | Reverend Thomas Blacklock (Dr Blacklock) |
| [PERS ID: 1407] | Dr Robert Clapperton |
| [PERS ID: 566] | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
| [PERS ID: 1404] | Mr Cruickshank |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 115] | Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) |
| [PERS ID: 258] | Dr George Hamilton |
| [PERS ID: 2112] | Dr William Hamilton (in Dumfries) |
| [PERS ID: 1403] | Miss Jeanie McMurdo (Macmurdo) |
| [PERS ID: 2113] | Mrs McMurdo |
| [PERS ID: 2114] | Mr McMurdo |
| [PERS ID: 2188] | Miss Philadelphia McMurdo |
| [PERS ID: 1410] | Miss Murray |
| [PERS ID: 1409] | Miss Spalding |
| [PERS ID: 629] | Mr Alexander Spalding Gordon (Spalding, of The Holme & Shirmers) |
Unique Places linked to this Case
9 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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Cumberland | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Galloway | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Continent | West Indies | certain | ||||
| Place | Dublin | Mid Ireland | Ireland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Northumberland | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Region | Madeira | Spain | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
12 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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Therapeutic Recommendation | Cumberland | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Therapeutic Recommendation | Galloway | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Continent | Mentioned / Other | West Indies | certain | ||||
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Dublin | Mid Ireland | Ireland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Northumberland | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Region | Mentioned / Other | Madeira | Spain | Europe | certain |
