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Clover Hill Jany: 4th 1827 Dear Sirs Harry is sent to town to day for an additional 
 supply of the decoction, provided you propose continuing
 the use of it - I have only abt. the 1/4 of a bottle left -
 My bowels have been very much better for the last 5 or 6
 days - during the two or three days of good weather that we had
 in the beginning of the week & I was able to ride out I felt
 much better - My passages now are from 3 to 4 in 24 hours
 &pretty natural - but my fevers are higher than when they
 were more frequent & I am very weak - perhaps the bad wea-
 ther & close confinement may have a tendency to produce them-
 
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My urine is still a source of considerable alarm & pain 
 to me. I have thought it best to send you some, that you
 may again examine the sedimentation.
 Is it best to take the decoction before or after meals
 &how long?
 Yrs. truly E. Mason Jr.