"sur—i Take the libberty of adressing yew about the brandy & sawlt. i
was aflicted with dredfull lownes of sperits & rewmatism wich having
freely aplide the abuv has boath Disapeard. sir my way of Aplying is the
sawlt outside wonst a day & the brandy in twice evvery our. its effex is
sumtims realy Asstonishing. my wife allso takes the abuv Meddisin in her
tea, & finds grate bennifits.
"sir yewr Most obediant
"TUMMMAS SPOONEY.
"P.S.—sir a neyber of min Tride the abuv on his wife bean Bad skalded
kiling a pig but Unlukky forgot to Put in the sawlt. owevver it was awl
Verry wel, for the brandy aloan Cured his wife & now he's got the Sawlt
to Cure his bakun."