The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1329]: Case of Edward Brisbane, a merchant returned to Glasgow from America, who has ascites and anasarca (fluid retention) which prove fatal.

[Case ID:1329]: Case of Edward Brisbane, a merchant returned to Glasgow from America, who has ascites and anasarca (fluid retention) which prove fatal.

Documents in this case

9 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:161]	Reply with prescriptions 'For Mr Edward Brisbane', to Professor Thomas Hamilton. Cullen has recommended Brisbane to Hamilton's care on his return to Glasgow, after being consulted on his case from America. Brisbane suffers from ascites and anasarca, and has been tapped. Cullen prescribes diuretics, but notes that Brisbane 'gave me no fee and if you can draw him accidentally to tell you you may tell him it is not our way to run an accompt.'. He sends his regards also to Hamilton's son, Willie.	9 July 1781

[DOC ID:169]	Reply, in the from of a short, undated letter to an unnamed physician, regarding his patient Mr Hopkirk. Cross-referencing to related letters indicates that the addressee is almost certainly William Hamilton who mentions Cullen's ordering of an 'infusion' for Hopkirk in his own letter to Cullen of 25 July 1781. This, and the placing in the letter-book, implies that this present note pre-dates 25 July but was composed on or immediately after 18 July.	19? July? 1781?

[DOC ID:2032]	Letter from William Hamilton, concerning the case of Mr Brisbane, and also giving a report on the progress of Mr Hopkirk, who is 'rather worse than he was when you saw him in Edinburgh'.	25 July 1781

[DOC ID:2061]	Letter from William Hamilton, concerning the cases of Mr Brisbane and Lady Stuart, who have been tapped for abdominal fluid, and of Mr Hopkirk, who has died. Hamilton regrets not having the chance to 'open' Mr Hopkirk, as his complaints were new to him. He also reports that his father, Professor Thomas Hamilton, is now unable to walk and suffers pains and spasms in the side.	8 September 1781

[DOC ID:2072]	Letter from William Hamilton, concerning the dropsical cases of Mr Brisbane and Lady Stuart, and on the increasing weakness of his father, who has had 'a fit of Nephritis'.	7 October 1781

[DOC ID:204]	Reply, 'Mr Hamilton C[oncerning] Mr Brisbane', and also mentioning the cases of Lady Stuart and of Hamilton's father, Professor Thomas Hamilton.	11 October 1781

[DOC ID:2094]	Letter from William Hamilton, concerning the death of Mr Edward Brisbane about a week previously: he had undergone tapping successfully, but succumbed to a cough and asthma. The post-mortem examination found he had an enlarged spleen. His own father, Thomas Hamilton, is now so weak that he is confined to bed and dependent on opiates for rest.	18 November 1781

[DOC ID:2102]	Letter from William Hamilton, concerning the cases of Mr Black and the late Mr Brisbane, and of his father. Hamilton mentions receiving a letter on Brisbane's case from 'your son the Doctor', presumably Henry Cullen. Also mentions the medical studies of Dr Arthur Broughton.	28 November 1781

[DOC ID:225]	Reply, 'Mr Black', concerning what Cullen believes is a 'thickening in some part of the urethra'; also mentions Mr Brisbane.	3 December 1781

People involved in this case

16 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 2881]
[PERS ID: 2884]	Mr Black
[PERS ID: 2873]	Mr Edward Brisbane
[PERS ID: 2885]	Dr Broughton
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 544]	Dr Henry Cullen (Harry, Dr Henry, "the young doctor" )
[PERS ID: 743]	Mrs Anna Cullen
[PERS ID: 2880]	Mr Walter Farquhar
[PERS ID: 175]	Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow)
[PERS ID: 1057]	Professor Thomas Hamilton
[PERS ID: 2878]	Mrs Isabella Hamilton
[PERS ID: 95]	Mr Thomas Hopkirk (of Dalbeth)
[PERS ID: 5910]	Mr James Hopkirk (of Dalbeth)
[PERS ID: 563]	Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn )
[PERS ID: 90]	Lady Helen Stuart (Stewart; of Castlemilk)
[PERS ID: 216]	Mr Robert Wallace

Unique Places linked to this Case

8 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
Place		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Country				England	Europe	certain
Place		Bristol	South-West	England	Europe	certain
Country				USA	North America	certain
Place		Falkirk	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

13 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		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Writing		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Mentioned / Other		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Country	Mentioned / Other				England	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Bristol	South-West	England	Europe	certain
Country	Mentioned / Other				USA	North America	certain
Place	Place of Handstamp		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Handstamp		Falkirk	Mid Scotland	Scotland	Europe	certain