
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:657] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) / Regarding: Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) (Patient) / 4 November 1782 / (Outgoing)
Letter to Miss M. Ferguson, in which Cullen cautions her that he would have been better able to advise her if he had seen her in person or if a surgeon had related her case to him. Enclosed recipe on paper apart mentioned but not copied. Destination of letter, Dunfermline, inferred from later letters.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 657 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/143 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 4 November 1782 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine copy |
Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) mentioned, but missing |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Letter to Miss M. Ferguson, in which Cullen cautions her that he would have been better able to advise her if he had seen her in person or if a surgeon had related her case to him. Enclosed recipe on paper apart mentioned but not copied. Destination of letter, Dunfermline, inferred from later letters. |
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:1678] |
Case of Miss Margaret Ferguson who is being treated for an 'eruption' on her face for which she is employing an ointment and decoction. |
8 |
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:3340] | Addressee | Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) |
[PERS ID:3340] | Patient | Miss Margaret Ferguson (Fergusson) |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 | Dunfermline | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
Miss M. Ferguson
I am favoured with yours and Shall
advise you as well as I can but I could have done it {illeg}
if either I had Seen your Self or ↑if↑ a Surgeon had descri[bed]
your case and told me what remedies had been already employd.
In the mean ↑time↑ I can venture to advise the remedy pre¬
scribed on the other page, and after you have employed it for a
week or two let me know the effects and I Shall advise what
may be further necessary. But either then or sooner I
would wish to have an account of your case to the purpose
above mentioned from any Surgeon or physician you may
have advised with. I am
Madam
Your most obedient servant
Edinburgh 4th November
1782
Diplomatic Text
Miss M. Ferguson
I am favoured with yours and Shall
advise you as well as I can but I could have done it {illeg}
if either I had Seen your Self or ↑if↑ a Surgeon had descri[bed]
your case and told me what remedies had been already employd.
In the mean ↑time↑ I can venture to advise the remedy pre¬
scribed on the other page, and after you have employed it for a
week or two let me know the effects and I Shall advise what
may be further necessary. But either then or sooner I
would wish to have an account of your case to the purpose
above mentioned from any Surgeon or physician you may
have advised with. I am
Madam
Your most obedient servant
Edr. 4th Novr.
1782
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