DEP/DUA/1/42/03 (Transcript version)

John Logan

(1787-1788)

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N^o3. John Logan at 25.

Disease of this patient not altog. simple.

Is evid subj to two diff affect prob. unconn.

Yet of same standing & perhaps arising from same cause.

Expos viz to action of cold.

Is subjected both to an affect of hearing & to pect compl.

Of these latter, both most distress. & in every respect most import.

And hence has alone been [with] us obj of pract.

With regard to these some doubt whether mere catarhal or Phthis.

For every obstin cough partic at pres patients period of life a ground for some alarm.

As Phthis a disease so insid that often makes very consid progr. before distinct markd.

And have myself met with sever inst of it in which for long time less ground for alarm than with pres. pat.

Notwith this howevr look upon his compl. as still at least catar. only.

And hope that may even be termin without degen. into what may strictly be calld chron. state.

But to this it must be admited strong tendency.

Have ordered Emet to unload breast.

And this to be followd by med conjoining gentle purgat & diuret qual.

And by effects of these future pract will be regulat.