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I received yours and am no just able to
give you some account of myself I shall begin
with the last week in September, Sunday I had
eight ounces of blood taken from my arm, on
Tuesday ↑night↑ had a large discharge from my
Lungs, on Wednesday had other eight oz
taken, on Friday night lost more blood
from the Lungs, on Saturday had four oz
more drawn, since which I have had two
or three verry small discharges from
the Lungs, but being by this time so extreme¬
ly reduced, I did not think proper to
draw any more blood ↑in (by)↑ these bleedings [with?]
twice ↑bleeding↑ ten days Preceeding this account I
I recon I lost fifty ounces at least, I have
now had no discharge from the Lung these
ten days, I have not made the Issue you pre¬
scribed, but as an equivilent I have blisterd
back, arms and Legs, but not more than

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one on at a time. I wish this mithod coud be
substituted instead of Issues as they are
troublesome and with great difficulty kept
open in so spare a habit as mine,
since this month commencd I have been ex¬
treemly weak, subj (b)ject to hot fitts, when my
breathing & Pulses woud be Quick & my Cough
more troublesome, I spit a good deal of
Phlem more especially in the morning
at which time it comes up more easily than
at other times, it is no way tinged with blood
nor is it of a tough nature, but verry like
a yellow bubble which most Persons
will blow from their nose on a slight
cold, what allarms me a good deal is
when I cough I hear what the matter as
I suppose which I cough up, bubble ↑up↑ in
my left side pretty low against my Ribs
I did in inform you that I took a little salt

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Petre in my water, I have allso drunk Tar
Water from the begining pray take notice
if you approve those two artickles, I sleep
now extreemly well, my nights being
better thand my days, my stomach is
pretty good and receives a sufficient
Quantity of simple Food, verry grateful¬
ly, I gave gain'd more strength these three
days past than for ten days pre[vious?]
I rise twice in the day, at {illeg} eac{illeg} {illeg}
I am able to sit up three or four
hours, my pulse isn't so quick by much
as it was at the hight of my Disorder
I shall trouble you with no more
at present -- Your Friend Mr. [Jn?] Grey
is now as weak as I am by a return
of his former disorder.

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To Doctor Cullen
Edinborough

✍Mr Ilderton October 17. 1774