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It gave me much uneasiness, to
find my Patient Mr Drysdale, in whose welfare
I am very much interrested, upon his return
from his journey to be rather worse than
better, all the threatning symptoms,
appear to me to be increased, and I
sadly dread a fatal termination of his
disease, & I fear little can be done to
prevent it, a voyage is ↑the↑ only remedy,
I have insisted much, for his going to
Madeira, the best place I beleive for
consumptive people, but this He is averse
to, He has agreed to sail for London, &
probably will go away, about the end
of the week. In my former letter to
you, when I mentioned his trying Cicuta
& Mercury, I considered as I do now, his
disease to arise from scrophula, with
that view I also proposed the Bark, which
latter medicine I think He ought yet to
take, He most certainly expectorates
purulent matter, & in large quantitys & that
Medicine may help to stop the progress of
the Ulcer. Would not He be the better to take

I most sincerely wish you health &
happiness, that God may long spare
you, as a blessing to the distressed, and
at last, fit you for, & take you unto,
that place of Bliss, which He has
prepared for all that Love & obey Him.

Dr: William Cullen
Physician
Edinr.