The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:373]: Case of David Russell with various symptoms including genito-urinary problems.
Documents in this case
7 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1353] |
Letter from Henry Lochhead concerning the case of Mr Russell. He gives more details on Mr Russell's genito-urinary symptoms, for which he has been taking mercury. Lochhead adds: 'With regard to myself I shall yet before I leave Scotland take the liberty of laying my education before you as I shall be happy to have yr opinion on it'. | 27 January 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:1390] |
Letter, unsigned, concerning Mr Russell, aged 60 years almost certainly one or other of the two 'memos' either mentioned or promised in Harry Lochhead's letter to Cullen of 27 January 1777 (ID:1353). | January? 1777? | |||
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[DOC ID:3990] |
Reply 'For Mr Russel'. Cullen discusses David Russell's case with Henry Lochead, as to whether or not it is venereal in origin, and the affects of the mercury treatment. He begs Mr Dunlop's opinion. | 27 January 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4006] |
Reply 'For Mr Russell' | 3 March 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:1383] |
Letter from David Russell, regarding his own genito-urinary disorders. | 17 March 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4017] |
Reply headed 'For Mr(s) Russel'. Letter is evidently about a Mr Russell, but in the header and once in the text, this has been corrected from 'Mrs', and in one place the patient is referred to as 'her'. The implication is that the copyist mistakenly assumed it was Mrs, and then failed to fully correct the text. Mr Russell suffers from feverish fits, and has had asthma and a cough. Cullen advises on treatment, but is fearful of what he implies to be dropsy in the thorax, given the patient's swollen feet, scanty urine, and other symptoms. | 17 March 1777 | |||
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[DOC ID:4018] |
Reply to 'Mr David Russel'., replying to Letter ID: 1383. 'Still see nothing venereal but but suspect gravel in your kidnies'. Cullen gives some general advice and suggests using the lotion previously provided (in Letter ID: 4006) to make a poultice for a genital inflammation. | 19 March 1777 | |||
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
7 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
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| [PERS ID: 1862] | |
| [PERS ID: 1907] | Mr William Crawfurd |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 591] | Mr Alexander Dunlop (Sanders, Saunders) |
| [PERS ID: 44] | Mr Henry Lochhead (Harry, 'Mr Logan') |
| [PERS ID: 1545] | Mr David Russell |
| [PERS ID: 1861] | Mr Russell |
Unique Places linked to this Case
4 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 | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Country | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
5 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 | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Country | Mentioned / Other | Scotland | Europe | certain |
