DEP/DUA/1/16/35 (Normalised version)

James Brown

(1777-1778)

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Case of James Brown exhibits affection with regard to nature of which great doubts.

Yet circumstances of headache, dilation of pupils & other particulars gave some evidence of idiopathic affection of head.

And presumption even that depended on water.

But whether this conjecture well founded or not, little doubt that by blisters & cathartic affections to which subjected for space of several months were overcome.

And from this termination in case am I own inclined to infer both that some truth in conjecture as to cause, & like wise that same means evacuating water from other places will also produce evacuation from brain, or at least from cavity of Cranium