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Your very kind favour of the 16th decemr: I received for
which I return my most hearty thanks I would have said
so sooner but that I was waiting if happily I could be
able to give favourable accounts of my poor wife's --
state of health, it gives me concern that I cannot
do this hitherto, She according to directions blis¬
ter'd six times from the hip to the knee by turns &
after every blister which carry'd a great deal of hu¬
mour there was a swelling about the part blisterd/
which continued for eight or ten days this was the
case after every blister & besides she had most
excruciating pain. While blistering, her pain now is
in the knee & is greater than before she blisterd
additional to this she has a pain in the lower part
of her back immediatly above her seat it feels sore
to the touch she ofter complains of a headache, cannot
walk without help & when she does walk it is with
pain which makes her walk seldom this hurts her health
otherways. My Daughter had a second supply of the
medicines prescrib'd was ofter bathing but all without any
effect, my wife is scrap'd w Flannel & using the flesh brush
I beg you may communicate this wt. best Complimts to Dr

Your Mother is commonly on foot but frail the
rest of the family are well the young daughter they
are going to inoculate, what you heard about Mr
Boyd & your Sister I believe is groundless, I am told
that they are to live at Skipnish & that Mr Boy'd
is to board wt your Sister but cannot aver this for
truth - Mrs Campbell Kentarbet is in a bad state of
health for sometime past & much reduc'd, the Governess
is there & they are pleasd wt her Mrs MacNeill Dun¬
more is also much indisposd, Her Sister Poley
was married there privately [to] Mr Farqhardson --
from Campbellton, cannot tell the Celebration
Recruiting is the Employ' of many in this shire I wish
it may end well sure I am the present face of providence
is alarming & loudly calls for reformation
My wife Joins in wishing you Mr & Mrs Nimmos many
happy returns of the Season that God may bless you all
is the sincere desire of him who is wt regard and
Esteem.

To
Mrs. Nimmo in Alisons square
Edinburgh