Daybook, 1789-1804.

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Daybook, 1789-1804.

Physician's daybook, October 1, 1789-July 19, 1791 (kept at Bristol, Pennsylvania) and May 5, 1803-July 9, 1804 (of McIlvaine & Shippen at Burlington). Individuals visited are noted and, if other than the person whose account is to be charged, so is their relationship to that person ("Wife," "Child," "Housekeeper," "Negress Sarah," etc.). Some entries include an indication of the reason for a visit and, when relevant, of medication(s) given. Undated entries after July 9, 1804, pertain to the collection of outstanding accounts.

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Griffith, William, 1766-1826

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Coxe, William, 1762-1831

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McIlvaine & Shippen (Burlington, N.J.)

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Shippen, Edward, 1758-1809.

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McIlvaine, William

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Physician, of Pennsylvania and New Jersey; born in Philadelphia in 1750; was graduated from the University of Edinburgh; lived at Bristol, Pennsylvania, beginning ca. 1773 and later lived at Philadelphia; removed to Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, following the Philadelphia yellow fever outbreak of 1793; practiced in partnership (as McIlvaine ? died in Burlington in 1806. From the description of Daybook, 1789-1804. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510561 ...