The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3509] From: Dr Joseph Brandreth / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr K. (Patient) / 2 May 1789 / (Incoming)
Letter from H. Brandreth, concerning the case of Mr K. Mentions that Dr Percival has also attended the patient, and he advised electricity. Author is Dr. J. Brandreth - writing and signature was compared with letter 1513. Dr Brandreth praises Cullen on his treatise on the Materia Medica.
- 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 | 3509 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2401 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 2 May 1789 |
| 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 H. Brandreth, concerning the case of Mr K. Mentions that Dr Percival has also attended the patient, and he advised electricity. Author is Dr. J. Brandreth - writing and signature was compared with letter 1513. Dr Brandreth praises Cullen on his treatise on the Materia Medica. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2325] |
Case of a 'Mr K', who has developed a very painful problem with his knee which baffles Cullen though he does not rule out gout. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:2312] | Author | Dr Joseph Brandreth |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5593] | Patient | Mr K. |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1679] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Thomas Percival |
| [PERS ID:2312] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Joseph Brandreth |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Liverpool | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Buxton | Midlands | England | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Liverpool | North-West | England | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Diplomatic Text
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:3509]
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...
