The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1015]: Case of Mrs Sinclair who for fear of medicines has not sought help before becoming emaciated and weak with looseness (diarrhoea).

[Case ID:1015]: Case of Mrs Sinclair who for fear of medicines has not sought help before becoming emaciated and weak with looseness (diarrhoea).

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:1495]	Letter from Andrew Liddell concerning the case of Mrs Sinclair, a 29-year old mother of three, suffering from emaciation, cough and diarrhoea. 'From a prejudice at medicines, she concealed the present complaint for some time'. She is now so weak that 'she cannot walk the stairs, & scarcely thro' the room, without support'.	21 February 1778

[DOC ID:4226]	Reply, responding to Andrew Liddell's account of 'Mrs Sinclair' and probably addressed to Liddell directly (Cullen's formal mode of address does not preclude this supposition).	7 March 1778?

People involved in this case

3 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 339]	Mr Andrew Liddell (Liddle)
[PERS ID: 2244]	Mrs Sinclair

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		Thurso	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred

Places and role of place

4 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		Thurso	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Destination of Letter		Thurso	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	inferred