The Cullen Project | [Case ID:2296]: Case of Mr Betham who has recently grown weak with age and dropsy.

[Case ID:2296]: Case of Mr Betham who has recently grown weak with age and dropsy.

Documents in this case

3 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:3512]	Letter from Patrick Scott, concerning the case of Mr Betham, aged 67, and declining rapidly with anasarcous swelling of the legs, trunk, arms and face, and diarrhÅ“a. He has a history of lumbago. His son Dr Betham is in France, and his daughter has asked Dr Scott to obtain Cullen's advice without her father's knowledge.	11 May 1789

[DOC ID:5821]	Reply to Dr Scott concerning the case of Mr [Richard] Betham. Cullen writes that 'Your letter concerning Mr. Betham, my old and very particular friend gives me the utmost concern'. He believes the case to be desperate, and gives (in English, in the body of the text) directions for preparing digitalis. On the first page, Cullen has corrected the handwriting of his scribe, who (as on the third page) has written the name as 'Bethune'. He sends his compliments to Mr Betham's daughter.	16 May 1789

[DOC ID:3529]	Letter from Dr Campbell Betham, a former pupil of Cullen, concerning the case of his father, an old friend of Cullen's, who has died: 'I know dearest Sir from the very long friendship that subsisted between you and my father that we shall meet with the sincerest sympathy in you'. He refers to Margaret Cullen in particular. He then discusses his father's will (all to be left to him and to Anna, the youngest of his sisters), and his career prospects with a limited inheritance. He seeks Cullen's advice whether to take up an offer of practice in Whitehaven or go to London, where his uncle Mr Campbell and Dr David Pitcairn (husband of Cullen's niece, Elizabeth Almack) may be able to assist his career.	6 June 1789?

People involved in this case

11 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 5009]
[PERS ID: 5010]
[PERS ID: 2980]	Miss Anna Betham (Annie)
[PERS ID: 4455]	Mr Richard Betham
[PERS ID: 4456]	Dr Campbell Betham
[PERS ID: 5011]	Mr Duncan Campbell
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 1974]	Miss Margaret Cullen (Peggie)
[PERS ID: 2728]	Dr Richard Dixon (Dickson)
[PERS ID: 3707]	Dr David Pitcairn
[PERS ID: 403]	Dr Patrick Scott

Unique Places linked to this Case

8 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Place		Douglas	Isle of Man	England	Europe	certain
Specific	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Place		Whitehaven	North-West	England	Europe	certain
Country				France	Europe	certain
Specific	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Region			Isle of Man	England	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

10 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		Douglas	Isle of Man	England	Europe	certain
Specific	Destination of Letter	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Douglas	Isle of Man	England	Europe	inferred
Place	Mentioned / Other		London	London and South-East	England	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Whitehaven	North-West	England	Europe	certain
Country	Mentioned / Other				France	Europe	certain
Specific	Mentioned / Other	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Region	Place of Handstamp			Isle of Man	England	Europe	certain