The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:1784]: Case of Miss Mary Baillie at Dunrobin Castle, aged thirteen, who becomes very unwell after passing some worms. Cullen subsequently declares her case 'hysteric'.
Documents in this case
8 document(s) found in this case.
DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:2584] |
Letter from John McFarquhar. Covering letter for a case note by Daniel Forbes describing the case of Miss Mary Baillie. McFarquhar writes of his younger son Tom, who was a student of Cullen's, and is now the surgeon general to the army on the Malabar coast of India, although he has lost his left hand from a cannon ball. | 28 March 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:2591] |
Case note by Daniel Forbes, concerning the case of Miss Mary Baillie [John McFarquhar might have added the postscript.] | 26 March 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:5024] |
Reply 'For Miss Mary Baillie'. Also mentions Thomas McFarquhar, the addressee's son and a former pupil of Cullen's. | 5 April 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:2600] |
Case note by Daniel Forbes, surgeon, concerning the case of Miss Mary Baillie, enclosed in related letter of the 15th. | 12 April 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:2599] |
Letter from John McFarquhar, concerning the case of Miss Mary Baillie, whose parents 'were desirous that you shoud be informed what changes have happend' . Covering letter for a case note by Daniel Forbes. | 15 April 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:5036] |
Reply, 'Miss Baillie' | 22 April 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:2617] |
Letter from John McFarquhar, concerning the case of Henrieta Ross. He thanks Cullen and Mr Wood for their advice, reports on the trial of their recommendations for Miss Ross's treatment, and mentions that he is also writing on behalf of Mr Wishart. McFarquhar uses an interesting written swirl denoting forceps after his signature. | 18 May 1785 | |||
[DOC ID:5060] |
Reply, 'Miss H[enrietta] Ross'. Also mentions Miss Baillie. | 25 May 1785 | |||
These documents contain one or more that share the same date. We have manually applied an order based on what we know.
People involved in this case
10 found.
PERS ID | Full Name |
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[PERS ID: 2847] | Miss Mary Baillie |
[PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID: 3424] | Mr Daniel Forbes |
[PERS ID: 2842] | Mr John McFarquhar (Farquharson) |
[PERS ID: 3208] | McFarquhar |
[PERS ID: 3209] | Thomas McFarquhar |
[PERS ID: 3423] | Mr McLeod |
[PERS ID: 2843] | Miss Henrietta Ross (Henrieta, Henny) |
[PERS ID: 2841] | Mr James Wishart |
[PERS ID: 2846] | Mr Wood |
Unique Places linked to this Case
6 found.
Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
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Specific | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Place | Tain | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Specific | Dunrobin Castle | Golspie | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Specific | Balnagown | Kildary | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Region | Malabar | India | Asia | certain |
Places and role of place
9 found.
Type | Role | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
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Specific | Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Place | Place of Writing | Tain | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Specific | Place of Writing | Dunrobin Castle | Golspie | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Destination of Letter | Tain | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
Specific | Destination of Letter | Dunrobin Castle | Golspie | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Specific | Mentioned / Other | Balnagown | Kildary | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Region | Mentioned / Other | Malabar | India | Asia | certain | ||
Place | Place of Handstamp | Tain | North Highlands | Scotland | Europe | certain |