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July 12 1797

Dear and Kind Friend

Various professional concerns have prevented me from answering your Note and Letter before together with an expectation that one of Your Letters would contain M:^r Guy's opinion of Thomas's health, which I desired Thomas to send as soon as convenient after his arrival, but which I suppose he has not yet been able to obtain; I shall be glad to hear the opinion of this able and Worthy Man in addition to what has been said on the same subject in London, for perhaps, from this aggregate of Council it may more easily be determined, what Thomas should do in future, you are I believe already apprized that D:^r Latham & M:^r Long have uniformly thought that the disorder was of no great consequence, & they seemed to think such as many young People of his age are liable to, they have besides continually asserted that a Shortness of breath