The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:2304]: Case of Mrs Ludford whose asthma and hypchondriasis are attributed to corpulency.
Documents in this case
2 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1336] |
Letter from Jonathan Ludford, enclosing an account of the case of his mother, Mrs. Ludford. The enclosure is missing. The date is inferred as the 'Monday morning' preceding Cullen's reply. A list of classes of creatures has been made on the exterior. | 30? March? 1789 | |||
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[DOC ID:3491] |
Letter by Cullen, 'For Mrs. Ludford', probably to her son, medical student Jonathan Ludford. He advises gradual bodily exercise to cure her obesity. Either a retained fair copy or the unposted original letter; [DOC ID:5806] is the casebook copy. | 2 April 1789 | |||
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
4 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 4929] | Dr Jonathan Anderson Ludford |
| [PERS ID: 4930] | Mrs Ludford |
| [PERS ID: 5851] | Mrs Reppel |
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 |
| Specific | Richmond Street | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
4 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 |
| Specific | Place of Writing | Richmond Street | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Specific | Destination of Letter | Richmond Street | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
