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To Mr Redpath Surgeon Berwick

I have the favour of yours without date three
days ago & am sory to find that Capt trotter does not
make a greater progress - however I hope he shall
shall do well and I am very anxious to contribute
to it as far as I can- He is certainly better in
the Country than in the town & I beg he may be
as steady as possible taking what exercise he
may bear- I do not insist on his keeping so
entirely to a Milk Diet but shall think he
should take it in part & particularly that he should
take some Goat's or Ewe milk when & if he finds the
Cow's milk liable to curdle on his Stomach he must
take less of that but asses or mares milk will
not curdle in the same manner - He must
lay aside the Stomachic Infusion & in place of it
dissolve half an ounce of salt of wormwood in
a muchkin of Rhenish - {illeg} & mark it the
Stomachic Wine half a spoonfull to be taken in
a little water two or three times a day especially
a little before Dinner & Supper. If this sits
tollerably on his Stomach the Dose may be encreased
to a spoonfull. He should still continue the
Tincture & the anodyne should be employed
so often as the diarrhoea requires to be
kept within bounds. I expect no fee for this
letter, & would give a fee to do Capt. Trotter
service I must therefore beg of you to write

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me about him as often as you conveniently can and
particularly let me know where he is for I believe I
shall have occasion to be in the merse ¹ and shall visit him
if within my reach - Please give Miss Wodehouse the
following.

Your accounts of Mrs Mary Grey gives me great
pleasure I hope they shall continue- I wish you
would give me the same accounts of your sister. By
your saying nothing I hope she is better, compliments to
all my Patients & aquantances at & about Berwick.