The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2646] From: Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Douglas Hamilton Craik (Hamilton) (Craick; Hamilton Craik; of Arbigland) (Patient) / 24 June 1785 / (Incoming)
Letter from Alexander Copland, concerning the case of Captain Craick, who 'arrived from the Continent of America above two years ago' and whose 'constitution appears to be much hurt by the Campaigns he had there made'. He has been treated with various forms of mercury, as he has exhibited 'Symtoms of a true Syphilis'.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There are 4 images for this document.
[Page 1]
[Page 2]
[Page 3]
[Page 4]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2646 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1688 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 24 June 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Alexander Copland, concerning the case of Captain Craick, who 'arrived from the Continent of America above two years ago' and whose 'constitution appears to be much hurt by the Campaigns he had there made'. He has been treated with various forms of mercury, as he has exhibited 'Symtoms of a true Syphilis'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1797] |
Case of Captain Craick whose constitution was weakened while on campaign in America and who has since suffered from loss of appetite, lassitude, pains and an eruption. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:566] | Author | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5104] | Patient | Captain Douglas Hamilton Craik (Craick; Hamilton Craik; of Arbigland) |
| [PERS ID:566] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Copland (Coupland; of King's Grange) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:714] | Other Physician / Surgeon | Baron Gerard van Swieten (Van Sweten) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | USA | North America | certain |
Normalized Text
Diplomatic Text
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:2646]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
