Account books of an unidentified physician, 1789-1800 (inclusive)

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About this Collection

Type: Account books.Medical records.

Collection Title: Account books of an unidentified physician, 1789-1800 (inclusive)

Language: English

Origin: United States

Description: 2 volumes.

Repository: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Identifier: colonialnorthamerica.library.harvard.edu/990146264080203941

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Subjects

Delivery of Health Care--history

Barter accounting

Medical care--History

Medicine--Practice--Accounting

Accounts Payable and Receivable

Fees and Charges

History of Medicine

Troy (N.Y.)

Content Notes

Two ledgers containing the names of patients, medicines administered, and fees charged by an unidentified physician in Troy, New York, whose services included smallpox inoculation and bloodletting, dated 1789-1800. The physician accepted both cash and payment-in-kind.