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Receipt book, 1823-1862

 File — Volume: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: One volume of remedies and recipes compiled by George B. Green, 1823-1862, with notes on sources of information or use of recipes. Includes recipes for medical ailments such as croup, hydrophobia, and dysentery, and household substances such as varnish, shoe polish, and ink. Several remedies prescribed by Vermont physician E. E. Phelps for Mrs. George B. Green. Newspaper clippings and other printed items laid in.

One-volume daybook of farm and personal accounts, 1852- June 1,1866 Jan. 1, of George B. Green of Windsor, Vt., documenting financial transactions for labor, goods and services, rent, and sale of medicine. Includes contracts with laborers.

Dates

  • 1823-1862

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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