The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5722] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs Garnis / Regarding: Mr William Garnis (Patient) / 22 September 1788 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mr Garnis Son William'. Mainly dietary and exercise advice, possibly sent to the father, as Cullen writes that he has already written to Dr Willison (Dundee physician) about medicines. The destination is inferred from Willison being the physician on the case, and the recipient of Doc ID 5724, and the recipient of this letter is inferred from Doc ID 5724.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 5722 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/20/341 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 22 September 1788 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine scribal copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply headed 'For Mr Garnis Son William'. Mainly dietary and exercise advice, possibly sent to the father, as Cullen writes that he has already written to Dr Willison (Dundee physician) about medicines. The destination is inferred from Willison being the physician on the case, and the recipient of Doc ID 5724, and the recipient of this letter is inferred from Doc ID 5724. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:2231] |
Case of William Garnis, who is thought to have an advanced phthisis. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5150] | Addressee | Mrs Garnis |
[PERS ID:5144] | Patient | Mr William Garnis |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:384] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Willison (of Dundee) |
[PERS ID:5145] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr Garnis |
[PERS ID:5150] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mrs Garnis |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Angus | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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