John A. Hyde daybooks

Collection

Identifier: MSS 2/222

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two daybooks, 1835 Feb. 1-1839 Aug. 25, and 1839 Aug. 26-1845 Dec. 31, describing the medical practice of John A. Hyde in Freeport, Maine. The daybook entries are chronological and provide the patient's name, a brief description of the medical treatment, and the charge involved; for a birth, the sex of the child is also provided. At the end of the entries for each year, Hyde lists his annual earnings and the number of births for that year. Receipts, bills, and other loose items, spanning 1824 to 1846, are located in the front of both volumes. The front and back pages of the daybooks contain lists of household items, agricultural products, and medical supplies; the date of purchase and the price of the items is included. Also present are brief notes providing the name, salary, and dates of employment for hired workers.

The loose items consist primarily of receipts and bills for medical supplies, most of which were purchased in Portland, Maine. Of special interest are the minutes from a meeting of the "Whigs of Freeport" (7 September 1844). Also of note is a receipt for twenty five dollars (15 June 1844) for the sale of Hyde's pew in the Meeting House of the First Parish in Freeport.

Dates

1824 - 1846
Majority of material found within 1835 - 1845

Creator

Hyde, John A. (John Angier) (Person)

Biographical / Historical

John Angier Hyde was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, on 10 July 1771. He practiced medicine in Freeport, Maine, and earned an honorary M.D. from the Medical School of Maine of Bowdoin College in 1831, at the age of sixty. John A. Hyde died on 19 February 1857.

Extent

2 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The two John A. Hyde daybooks were purchased through a gift of the Samuel Lewis Circle by the Historical Collections of the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books Manuscripts on 20 September 1991.

This collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.

Inventory

Vol. 1: Daybook, 1835 Feb. 1-1839 Aug. 25; 1835-1839; with loose items, spanning 1824 July 24-1846 Sept. 18 (15 items)

Vol. 2: Daybook, 1839 Aug. 26-1845 Dec. 31; 1839-1845; with loose items, spanning 1826 June 24-1846 Jan. 1 (11 items)