Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[Case ID:932]: Case of Miss Gordon under the care of Mr Dougal for a palsy and apoplexy. One of several letters and entries concerning a "Miss Gordon" who cannot be postively identified as being the same patient across several cases.

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:4066] 
Reply 'To Mr Dougal C. Miss Gordon'. Cullen discusses a wide range of treatments for her 'convulsive startings' and palsy. It is unclear whether the surgeon is William or Alexander Dougall. Both work in the same geographical area.21 May 1777
 
[DOC ID:4067]  Linked to other Cases  
Reply 'For Mrs Dobbie'.. Advice for a lady with blood-spitting, who is making a journey to the Scottish Highlands (Isle of Mull) for her health. Cullen suggests using the laxative recipe given for Miss B Gordon on the previous page. (Letter ID 4066). Addressee unidentified as no incoming letter traced. 21 May 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

5 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 1988]
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 1987] Mrs Dobbie
[PERS ID: 814] Mr William Dougall (Dougal)
[PERS ID: 1986] Miss B Gordon

Unique Places linked to this Case

4 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Elgin East Highlands Scotland Europe inferred
Place Highlands East Highlands Scotland Europe certain
Place Mull West Highlands Scotland Europe certain

Places and role of place

4 found.

TypeRoleSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificPlace of WritingCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Elgin East Highlands Scotland Europe inferred
PlaceTherapeutic Recommendation Highlands East Highlands Scotland Europe certain
PlaceTherapeutic Recommendation Mull West Highlands Scotland Europe certain