The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4851] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Jamieson / Regarding: Mr John Marshall (Marshal; Commissary Marshall) (Patient) / 17 June 1784 / (Outgoing)
Reply to John Jamieson concerning the case of Commissary Marshall, pp.75. Cullen advises the use of Cardamom and Cantharides for bathing his legs, but notes that 'he is no younger than myself & that at such an age we must have infirmities & infirmities that are not easily recovered'.
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Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4851 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/17/47 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 17 June 1784 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine scribal copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply to John Jamieson concerning the case of Commissary Marshall, pp.75. Cullen advises the use of Cardamom and Cantharides for bathing his legs, but notes that 'he is no younger than myself & that at such an age we must have infirmities & infirmities that are not easily recovered'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1744] |
Case of Commissary Marshall at Glasgow - long acquainted with Cullen - who cannot walk from his house to the Court without assistance and whose joints are becoming more and more painful and stiff. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:4238] | Addressee | Mr John Jamieson |
[PERS ID:4239] | Patient | Mr John Marshall (Marshal; Commissary Marshall) |
[PERS ID:4238] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr John Jamieson |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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