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Master Bell aged one year nine
months, when he was one year old he was setting his feet
to the ground and promising to walk very soon,
at that time he was taken ill with what was thought
a Cold attended with feverish Symptoms, he was hoarse
seemed to have almost quite lost his voice, with a total
weakness in his body, insomuch that he could scarce
move his head, after the feverish Symptoms {illeg}↑and↑
hoarseness went of and he seemingly had no other com¬
plaint but weakness we tryed the Cold bath and
Asses Milk, his appetite returned, he recovered his flesh
and healthy looks, he sleeps well and seems altogether
well in his body, but cannot move his legs,

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particularly his right one he can set his left foot
a little to the ground, but not the right, he can move
his thigh a little, but not at all his leg I mean the
knee joint, his weakness seems as if it was mostly
there, tho there is a great Softness and suppleness
in the joints of both knees and ancles, and yet he is
lusty in his body, and looks well, has passage in his
belly as he should have & I have tryed the oleum
Camphoratum on his knee but with no good effect
when he was first taken ill, by his Crouching or bending
himself I suspected he had got some hurt in his back by
ceaselessness or neglect in his keeper, but we could never make
any discovery of any accident. --- you will please Sir
to advise me what you think I should do in this Case
and if I have omitted any Information please to mention
it to me --------

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I have here enclosed you a Guinea note

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To Doctor Cullen
Edinburgh

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Mr Wood
Master Bell
January 23d 1777
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