The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:19]: Case of Mr Reddie (Riddie) suffering from headaches and vertigo since a boyhood fall.
Documents in this case
8 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1224] |
Case history by John Whyte, also signed by James Hamilton regarding Mr Reddie who has suffered from headaches and susceptibility to cold since falling from the deck of a ship as a boy. | 8 January 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:1226] |
Corrected draft of a set of numbered directions 'For Mr Reddie'. James Hamilton can be confirmed as co-author from the reply (letter 1227) to Hamilton which mentions receipt of "Dr Cullens and your opinions of my brothers case". Revised, retained draft of a joint consultation, bearing date at Edinburgh on recipe (the cover-note mentioning Dysart is probably a later annotation merely indicating the joint roles and patient's place of dwelling). | 9 January 1776 | |||
[DOC ID:1227]  |
Letter from John Reddie addressed to James Hamilton in Edinburgh, thanking him for the recent of his and Cullen's report on the case of Reddie's brother, but also sending his own report on Mrs Reddie who has had health problems before and after childbirth. Mentions consulting Cullen back in March 1773. | 10 January 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:1229] |
Letter from John Whyte concerning the continuing case of Mr Reddie, largely in the from of dated journal reports. Although Mrs Reddie is mentioned in the annotation and indexing, she is not mentioned in this letter. | 12 January 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:1231] |
Letter from John Whyte regarding the case of Mr Reddie. Whyte apologises for any inadequacies of an earlier report and for troubling Cullen again, which he only undertakes to please his patient. Whyte's report is in the form of a dated journal and the letter belongs with a series of exchanges over Reddie's continuing case. | 16 January 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:1234] |
Letter from John Whyte regarding the case of Mr Reddie. | 24 January 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:1237] |
Reply 'For Mr Reddie...',recommending air and exercise, offering brief reassurances that his current symptoms do not signal an 'affection of the heart', and providing two recipes. John Whyte identified as addressee from related correspondence on Reddie's case. | 25 January 1776 | |||
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[DOC ID:3800] |
Reply 'For Mr Reddie' | 13 April 1776 | |||
People involved in this case
7 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 2290] | |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 812] | Dr James Hamilton |
| [PERS ID: 488] | Mr Reddie (Riddie) |
| [PERS ID: 490] | John Reddie (Riddie) |
| [PERS ID: 985] | Mrs Reddie |
| [PERS ID: 487] | John Whyte |
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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | 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 | Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Writing | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
