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I avail myself of the Liberty
Mr Barclay gave me of writing to you when¬
ever I shou'd see proper, upon his Case.

I write a Line or two in Mrs Woods Letter with
a view to your seeing it.

No body knows Mr Barclays past History better
than yourself.

He endeavour'd to make himself hardy & neglected
to put on his flannel jacket this Winter.

Decr 1st He fell on the floor but hurt his head
more than any other part - At that time he sat much
for several Days, writing & playing Cards –
His Legs swelled, but that soon vanished by
Exercise & frictions.

Soon after he catched cold & had a cough but
without confinement.

About Jan. 25 he drank, tho little, rather more
than usual & was that Night seiz'd with severe
Cramps to which he is liable. The Cramps
obliged him to jump out o' bed & at times He
was a quarter of an hour at a time uncovered.

Next Day he had a pain of his breast. Mr McArthur
proposed [V.S.?] but a prejudice against it on
account of Nervous complaints hindered him
from complying – He turned better & came
to Glasgow but catched additional cold by sitting
in a cold room, & his breast on the right side being

On Friday last 16 Feb He had a good deal of
pain in his breast, & spit more of that stuff.
Mr McArthur found his Pulse, on the 17th, quick &
rather hard: bled him to ℥x, it was a little
sizy. He had a Dose of Salts that operated freely.

I went there on Sunday 18 - his Pulse above 90
the pain of his breast was not severe, but {illeg} (↑checked↑)
him a little in Inspiration – He still cough'd up
a gross yellow stuff, which He cou'd promote by
turning towards the right side & indulging the
Cough, which however He has the power of chec¬
king. Mr McArthur said that the preceeding
Day, it was horridly foetid, & He was sure part
of it was purulent, & that in some spits there
were red streaks – What I saw I cou'd not pro¬
nounce to be actually purulent, but approaching
it. The pain was chiefly around the nipple but
at times spread down that side of the Thorax.

I restricted him from Animal food - allowing
him variety of Vegetable dishes - with Milk

On Wed. 21 I saw him again – He found
the pain vanished after the blister, & on the 20
his Pulse was under 90 & I then (21st) found
it 84, neither full nor hard – His cheeks in
the forenoon used to become red - less so these
two Days – He had no marked shiverings, but
his hands at times rather cold. A gentle mois¬
ture on his skin in the mornings – but they
say He always had a disposition to sweat in
the Nights – I desired He shou'd be bled as
yesterday & to have a gentle Laxative to day –
His bed is put into the drawing room - & He is
to take gentle airings in the chaise, which do
not hurt his breast, nor increase the pulse.

I hear that the blood let yesterday is much
more sizy – but the Pulse as on Wedy.

I have left myself no room for any other subject; but
I am really anxious about him – tho' I woud fain
hope by a ready Expectoration & the advance of the
season matters may turn out more favourably.
I have said nothing yet about any other drain
than the Blisters – I am Dr Dr

To
Doctor William Cullen
Professor of Physic
Edinburgh

Dr Stevenson. q.
Mr Barclay
Feby. 1776