The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2698] From: Dr John Heysham / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Holmes (Patient) / 5 September 1785 / (Incoming)
Letter from John Heysham concerning the case of Captain Holmes, who visited Cullen with Dr Waite 'about two years ago'. He is now 'in a very dangerous situation, that I am afraid little can be expected from the power of medicine'. The destination of this letter is marked as Edinburgh, rather than Penrith. Heysham sent the letter via Penrith since that speeded up the process of sending the letter to Edinburgh (he implies that it saved a stage on the postal route).
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2698 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1740 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 5 September 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from John Heysham concerning the case of Captain Holmes, who visited Cullen with Dr Waite 'about two years ago'. He is now 'in a very dangerous situation, that I am afraid little can be expected from the power of medicine'. The destination of this letter is marked as Edinburgh, rather than Penrith. Heysham sent the letter via Penrith since that speeded up the process of sending the letter to Edinburgh (he implies that it saved a stage on the postal route). |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1409] |
Case of Captain Holmes who becomes increasingly weak, emaciated, swollen and eventually dies. Cullen had considered it an incurable case of hypochondriasis and hereditary weak nerves. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:477] | Author | Dr John Heysham |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3327] | Patient | Captain Holmes |
| [PERS ID:3329] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Waite |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:477] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Heysham |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Blencairn | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Carlisle | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Penrith | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Carlisle | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Penrith | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
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