The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1327]: Case of Ann Merivale who seeks advice on how to take precautions against a disorder, a form of croup, which killed two of her children in order to stop it taking her surviving child.

[Case ID:1327]: Case of Ann Merivale who seeks advice on how to take precautions against a disorder, a form of croup, which killed two of her children in order to stop it taking her surviving child.

Documents in this case

5 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:2040]	Letter from Ann Merivale, concerning the case of her children. Mrs Merivale had the misfortune to lose two children to an unknown disorder, a form of croup, and seeks Cullen's advice to procure the best information on the disorder for the sake of her sole surviving child.	3 August 1781

[DOC ID:180]	Reply, 'For Mrs Merivale'. Includes directions for Mrs Merivale regarding the prevention and treatment of an unnamed disease, a form of croup, which has already taken two of her children.	13 August 1781

[DOC ID:2050]	Letter from Ann Merivale, concerning the case of her children, two of which fell victim to a type of croup. Mrs Merivale relates the constitutions and bodily habits of her three children, including her surviving child, a boy of two years. Mrs Merivale also states: 'I have, from a principle of duty as well as from inclination, taken pleasure in suckling all my Children'.	21 August 1781

[DOC ID:189]	Reply, for 'Mrs Marivale C[oncerning] her Son'. Cullen details the management of cold bathing for infants (Mrs Merivale's son is two years old).	28 August 1781

[DOC ID:2060]	Letter from Ann Merivale, concerning the case of her son. She thanks Cullen for the 'very kind interest you have taken in the concerns of a person who is entirely unknown to you'.	7 September 1781

People involved in this case

3 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 154]	Mrs Ann Merivale
[PERS ID: 155]	Merivale

Unique Places linked to this Case

6 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		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Country				Scotland	Europe	certain
Country				England	Europe	certain
Region			South-West	England	Europe	certain
Place		Devonshire	South-West	England	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

6 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	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Country	Mentioned / Other				Scotland	Europe	certain
Country	Mentioned / Other				England	Europe	certain
Region	Mentioned / Other			South-West	England	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Devonshire	South-West	England	Europe	certain