Description:
Physician's Journal, 1840s, Connecticut. Quarto format manuscript with the treatment and account notes of a physician operating in Connecticut in the 1840s, noting the names of his patients, dates, mode, and costs of treatment; sometimes noting the race or nationality of a patient as "colored" or "Irish"; the physician in question vaccinated his patients, he visited several alms houses regularly, extracted teeth, lanced gums, dispensed medication, and made many house calls; bound in contemporary half leather, boards becoming detached, sewing damaged, repaired with the use of glue, 7 x 5 1/2 in.
Estimate $150-250
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