The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:781]: Case of Mrs Henrietta Duff who suffers from shoulder pains, a swollen thigh, sweats, and spits blood.
Documents in this case
5 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1432] |
Letter from Rev. Patrick Duff, concerning the case of his wife (Henrietta), who has been suffering from pains in the shoulder, swelling in the thigh, and sweats. She also spits blood, which he associates this with the fact she has ceased menstruating. A note by Henry Cullen mentions that three pound notes were enclosed. | 8 August 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:1435] |
Letter from Rev. Patrick Duff regarding the continuing case of his wife. He asks Cullen to send him some Dover's Powders, because of the difficulty of obtaining them locally: 'There is indeed an Apothecary who pretends to sell Dovers Powder: but he does not say that he has imported it from London & confesses very frankly that he makes it up himself. | 8 August 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4101] |
Reply, 'The Revd. Mr Duff old Aberdeen C his wife' | 11 August 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4115] |
Reply 'Revd Mr Patrick Duff', concerning the continuing case of his wife Henrietta. | 25 August 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4116] |
Reply, 'First Letter for Mrs Duff' | 9 July 1777? | |||
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
9 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 2058] | |
| [PERS ID: 2072] | Dr |
| [PERS ID: 2073] | |
| [PERS ID: 934] | Dr William Chalmers (Chambers) |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 544] | Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor"
) |
| [PERS ID: 2026] | Reverend Patrick Duff (of Old Aberdeen) |
| [PERS ID: 2028] | Mrs Henrietta Duff (Henny) |
| [PERS ID: 2059] | Dr Skene |
Unique Places linked to this Case
5 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 | Old Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | London | London and South-East | England | 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 | Old Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | London | London and South-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Aberdeen | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
