Ledger (account book), 1851-1855.

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Ledger (account book), 1851-1855.

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Ledger of a physician of Portland, Oregon, containing a record of patients, their treatments, and costs incurred. Also includes some brief notes on weather and local conditions, as well as prescriptions and recipes for medications. Patients listed include people prominent in the early development of Portland, including: John Couch, William S. Ladd, Josiah Failing, Benjamin Stark, Stephen Coffin, Richard Hoyt, Cicero Hunt Lewis, and A.B. Hallock. On verso of front cover : label from "Henry McGrath's cheap book store, No. 1 South 8th St., Phila[delphia]."

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Couch, John Heard, 1811-1870.

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