Peter Turner ledger
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/068
Scope and Contents
Volume documenting medical practice of Peter Turner in East Greenwich, Kent County, R.I., and
surrounding area, 17901794.
Some accounts settled as late as 1812. Ledger lists charges, prescriptions,
and payments often made with goods or services. Many later entries made by Peter Turner’s son, Henry
E. Turner. Entries often include brief information on individual patients’ occupation, race, progress. and
consultations with other physicians. Ledger lacks several pages, including 1-2, 110-120; 122-130; 135-142;
146-155; 158-167; 193; 222; and 227-228.
Dates
- 1790 - 1794
Creator
- Turner, Peter (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Peter Turner, Rhode Island physician, was born on 2 Sept. 1751; he was the son of William Turner, a
Newark, N.J., physician. Turner married Elizabeth Child or Childs in 1776. Three of their sons, Daniel
(17821808),
Henry E., and James Varnum (d. 1863) were all physicians. Peter Turner was paralyzed for
several years following a stroke. He died on 14 Feb. 1822 in East Greenwich. Turner studied medicine
with his halfbrother,
a Dr. Canfield, then served with a Rhode Island regiment of the Army during the
Revolutionary War. In 1782, he opened a private practice based East Greenwich but with a tenmile
radius. Turner was known for his surgical skill.
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Turner, Peter (Person)
- Turner, Henry E. (Person)
- Title
- Peter Turner ledger
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
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19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org