President Garfield’s Condition: August 7, 1881, 8:30 AM

EXECUTIVE MANSION,

August 7, 1881.

8.30 A. M.

Shortly after the bulletin of last evening was issued the President fell into a pleasant sleep, during which the febrile rise subsided, and was no longer perceptible when he awoke at 10 P. M.  Subsequently he slept well, though with occasional breaks during the rest of the night.  No morphia or other anodyne was administered.  This morning he is in good condition, although the effects of the febrile disturbance of yesterday are still slightly perceptible in pulse and temperature.  At present his pulse is 96; temperature, 98.7°; respiration, 18.

D. W. BLISS,

J. K. BARNES,

J. J. WOODWARD,

ROBT.  REYBURN,

FRANK H. HAMILTON,

D. HAYES AGNEW.

This post is one of a series reenacting the official bulletins released to the public by the physicians to President Garfield during his illness after the shooting on July 2, 1881.

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