Medical Ledger, 1836-1855.

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Medical Ledger, 1836-1855.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713870998

This ledger is an account book of patients and the fees paid for medical treatment. The author is unknown and the accounts seem to belong to several doctors; perhaps in Massachusetts. There is some mention of the treatment performed or reason for visit such as: childbirth, vaccinations, setting fractures, etc. Several pages have been cut-out of the volume. The spine is loose.

1 volume, 34 cm., 233 p.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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