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As you was so obliging as ↑to↑ desire Me
to send You a state of My Case, I shall do it in as few
words as possible. Mrs Innes would acquaint You
that upon venturing too soon to Edinr on a very
Cold day, the expectoration from a former Cold was
stopp,dt, a dry tickling Cough remain,d but felt no fur¬
ther uneasiness for several days, on Monday was a
fortnight was siezed with a dull obtuse Pain in
My Breast which has continued more or less ever
since, with the dry Cough particularly in the Even¬
ings, and if I spit up any thing it is only a little
Mucus from the Wind Pipe. Generally betwixt ten
and Eleven oClock when I go to Bed, I am siezed with
some degree of Creeping and chillness, which goes and
comes for an hour or two with an increase of heat. -
My pulse fuller but not much quicker than usual,
after that things return to their ordinary standard
only that I rest very ill, getting little or no sleep
till towards morning, the Cough seldom troubles
Me through the Night. --

Thus far in general. {illeg} on Wednesday last after Mrs
Innes came from Town I let blood to the quantity of
a gill, it only dropt from My Arm into the Cup which
You know would make some differance on its appea¬
rance, when cold, no [size?] (↑[buff?]↑) was to be seen; on Thursday
Morning I had twice loose passage in My Belly occasi¬
on,d by what I had eat, in consequence of this and
the bleeding found My Breast much easier, and
ventur,d upon a bit of broil,d Fowl and some Wine
and Water for dinner which did not heat Me in
the least, that Night sleept well without any dis¬
turbance, next day My appetite continued good. I
pursued the same plan and sleept tolerably but
not so well as the preceeding Night. On Friday (↑Saturday↑)
was also tolerably easy till the afternoon, when the
Pain in My Breast and tickling Cough began to
increase, rested ill that Night with the usual com¬
plaints, on Sabbath was uneasy complain,d much
of a general rigor and coldness for which I was obli¬
ged frequently to ↑have recourse to↑ rubbing, rested very ill that Night,
on Monday applyd a blister to My Breast, rested ill
last Night complain,d again this forenoon of the
rigor and coldness, the pain of My Breast less unea¬
sy since the application of the blister but the dry
Cough still continues. - I forgot to mention that

Two opposite complaints put Me often to a stand
how to conduct Myself with regard to diet, Mrs
Innes will explain what I mean, My pulse
in the Morning is from 644 to 66 it was this {illeg}
and through the day 68 to 72, in the E[ven¬]
ing from 64 to 70 and as far as I can judge s{illeg}
in the fore part of the Night exceeds 74 only it is
than a good deal fuller. I shall only ↑further↑ observe when
I belch wind from My Stomach it always gives
me more or less uneasiness in that part of My
Breast which is affected. I am Dear Doctor your

Doctor Cullen
Edinr