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All your directions [as?] to Rob.t
Grant have been pointedlie observ'd, &
indeed for some time after he had begun
with them, I thought appearances were
making for him, tho Tinct. Theb. with
Emet Tart. gave great relief, at first he
imagin'd the sweating a little Encreass'd by
the Draughts, tho not much, & therefore I
continu'd them Occasionalie for some time,
the Elixir did not encreass his Cough, there¬
fore Continu'd. Flannel shirts night
& day he has constantlie wore, & every day
on horse back well Cloath'd that he possib¬
lie could get out, after the Anodyne was
laid aside he try'd the Balsam, which he
found neither good nor {illeg} [from?].
The perpetual Issue between his shoulders
has all along discharg'd well, & upon the
whole he was rather better at first till the
sudden Change of Weather happen'd, but
since then he has lost Ground considerablie,
I should have mention'd that the sweatings
had entirelie stoppt when the Frost set in
they were diminuishing a little before, but
that fever (which has ever been measurablie
keen) has Encreass'd Considerablie for weeks
back, seldom or ever under [120?] in the
day time, & more frequent in the nights,
& with rovings for a Week the first
part of the night, this last fortnight his
legs have been a good deal swell'd, strength
greatie reduc'd, & otherwise much Emaci¬
ate, his Cough in the night very severe, &
without Expectoration till morning, when
he throws up great quantity, but now
finds the Phlegm a great deal more tuff,
Gluie & Viscid than formerlie, & much
harder to get up. He has been much dis¬
tress'd with Costiveness, tho Vegetables having
lost their laxative quality they kept his [be?]
open even when dealing in the Draughts.

About a Week ago he took a fancie for thin
pottage & small Beer which left his Bel¬
ly open, & finds no bad effects otherwise
he takes them for Breakfast. I have
now given you all that occurs as to his pre¬
sent situation, but by a Conversation I
had yesterday with his master, there may
be Grounds to his feet, the lade might not
have been altogether, so well for a Course of
years, or perhaps he had Imagin'd himself
his master Cap.tCaptain Urquhart assures me,
that Nine weeks ago years ago when over
in Ireland, he observ'd him frequentlie
hacking, & sometimes spitting, as if there
had been something in his throat &
breast, & sometimes Inclinable to cough a
little, as if proceeding from defluxion,
at least this is the Account his master
makes of it, & that he had frequentlie
observed it from that Period, the Capt.Captain
likewise told [me?], that he thought him
far from well last Spring in his Way
to London, & was frequentlie oblig'd to
take him into the Carriage, tho there
was another gentleman in it besides,
& during the time he was at London
seldom had a Stool without physic,
& tho going about in his Usual way,
yet his master did not think him quite
in sorts, some time not sensible of it
himself, & even when at home I'm
inform'd he Us'd to be taking vomits
& physic without Peoples knowing,
he was indeed a smart Valuable servant,
& I Observe his master has been very
more Attentive to him, than he often

To
Doctor Will.m Cullen
Physician
at Edinrbr.

D.r Duncanson ab.t
John ¹ Grant &c.
Nov.r 24th 1775.
Vol. IV. p. 88.