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I hope you will forgive me for again trouble¬
ling you on the old Subject of Mrs. Aird's Ailments; But as
She has been laid up for most part of this Winter with Com¬
plaints very different for (↑from↑) the former, and as they seem of a
complicated kind, and difficult reference, I wish much to
beg the favour of your opinion and advice. For this pur¬
pose I intended to have been in Edinr. about this time, but She
is Still so poorly, that I am unwilling to leave her; And
besides that, a troublesome Cough, which I believe, I contracted
from confinement, and changeable weather makes me afraid
of undertaking a Journey till the Season is a little farther ad¬
vanced. - I have therefore taken the liberty to Subjoin a Short
History of her State of health, and of the different Symptoms
which accompanyed her Complaints Since we had the pleasure of
Seeing you in the beginning of September; and Shall be much
oblidged, if you will favour me with your opinion and Ad¬
vice, when you can make it convenient. --

From the middle of Septr. that we returned here from Edinr. She
enjoyed perfect good health till the beginning of Novemr. tho'
we had reason to think She was breeding. Early in Novemr.
She complained much of headach, and was feverish in the nights;
She was bled about the Middle of the month, which relieved the for¬
mer, but the feverish habit continued. -- On the 25th of the same
Month She was Seized with profuse Hemorrhage from the Uterus,
which continued for three days, and an immense quantity was
discharged, both in a liquid and coagulated state, without any pain

On the 28th. after the Hemorrhage had nearly disappeared, She was in
the evening, attacked with fever and violent headach; the last so very
Acute, that she could not bear the smallest motion of the part. She
continued with very little alteration of the above Symptoms, till about
the 12th. of Decemr. when in consequence of Blistering her Temples and
Back, her head became easier, and the fever abated; tho' neither quit¬
ted her entierly. On the 15th. She got out of Bed a little, and Seemed to
Mend Slowly, till on the 20th. when she Complained of such pains as She
usually felt before the Eruption of the Catamenia. No Eruption
however took place; but on the 22d. She was, in the morning, Seized
with Smart fever, And violent Acute pain of the left Leg & Thigh,
extending from the Hip to the Toes; and in the course of Six hours
the whole Limb was Swelled to twice it's ordinary Size. The
pain was not confined to the Joints, but was most Acute, in the
Muscular and fleshy parts, between them. There was no discolour¬
ation of the Skin, tho' it was exceedingly hot and tense: The Pulse
not hard, tho' very quick; and respiration at times difficult.

A Blister was applyed to the Leg and warm fomentations to the Thigh,
which was afterwards rubbed with Stt: & Ol Camphorat. The fev[er]
run very high, till about the 8 day, and went off entierly by the
12th. of the disease. The pain observed nearly the same course; but
the Swelling continued much longer, tho' it gradually fell onto
the lower part of the Limb, a little above and below the Ankle

Doctor Graham of this Town has visited her, & we have considered
her Complaint as Rheumatic. I must again earnestly beg
you will be so good as write me on this Subject And Am