Dec 27^th 1837 at Covington, Ma
{Mind was composed—stood by the bar room
fire—made ready} Dr Combe on
health and mental education
{was interrupted by some persons asking the cause of the
[trd] wounds and gave me opinion of the original cause we
was [disposed]—by [dr] to [remove] from the [apparent] cause
[I] [dmped] in + [pln] got bewildered and was unable to
recover my composure for considerable time
this probably made [he] be [vd] be a little [really] unforming
&c the [subject] we made [have] [caused] om [rs]
ready and stayed}

Trade Minds?

Dec 27th 1837 at Covington, Ma {Mind was composed — stood by the bar room fire — made ready} Dr Combe on health and mental education {was interrupted by some persons asking the cause of the tr__d? wounds and gave me opinion of the original cause we was disposed? -- by dr? to remove? from the apparent? cause I? d_m_ped? in + pl_n? got bewildered and was unable to recover my composure for considerable time this probably made he? be v__d? be a little really? unforming &c the subject? we made have? caused? om r__s? ready and stayed}

Trade Minds?