The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:2269]: Case of Mrs Mary Ferguson's mother at Dunfermline who has swollen legs and feet.
Documents in this case
4 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:2437]  |
Letter from Margaret Ferguson, concerning her own case and that of her mother, who has swollen legs and feet. Has concerns that the medicines she previously purchased were not of good quality and hopes Cullen's name will mean "the Laboratory" will be "obliged to give them of the Very best quality". Handstamp may read Dunfermline. | 5 April 1784 | |||
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[DOC ID:2442] |
Letter from Margaret Ferguson, concerning her own case and her mother's. | 12 April 1784 | |||
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[DOC ID:4816] |
Reply, 'Mrs Ferguson', further to Cullen's previous letter to Miss Ferguson, this time giving advice to her mother. | 14 April 1784 | |||
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[DOC ID:2503] |
Letter from Margaret Ferguson, concerning her own case and that of her mother. Miss Ferguson reports that the swelling of her mother's legs has increased and that the eruption on her face 'is as bad as ever'. Her writing also contains phonetic spellings. | 27 August 1784 | |||
People involved in this case
6 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 3349] | Mrs Coulter |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 3340] | Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) |
| [PERS ID: 3347] | Mrs Ferguson |
| [PERS ID: 3393] | Colonel Ferguson |
| [PERS ID: 3348] | Mr John McKenzie |
Unique Places linked to this Case
5 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 | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | St Catherine (Caithrine) | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Grassmarket / Grass Mercat | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
9 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 | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Place of Writing | St Catherine (Caithrine) | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Mentioned / Other | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Mentioned / Other | Grassmarket / Grass Mercat | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
