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    DEP/DUA/1/26/02 (Normalised version)

    Thomas Culbertson

    (1780)


    Thomas Culbertson At 14

    May 23 Collington

    Has a weakness [illegible] in ability of motion of [the] left side passage a difficulty of speech so much as to make him scarcely intelligible

    appetite good – belly bound

    These complaints began in February last & he can assign no particular cause for them but was on board a ship & got a severe stroke on [the] left hip which swelled much after [the] stroke & a month after this [the] present complaints took place he was three weeks in [the] hospital. [About] 2 months ago & got there repeated blisters [the] warm bath & electricity, but without relief since he left [the] hospital he grew worse but soon mended & is now better than he was at first

    Rx. G. Camph. ℥ ii

    [Extr.] [Gentianae] ℥i

    Syr. Simp. g. s. f. m

    divid in pil gr V

    cap. pil. ii. om. m. anc vesp.

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