Daybook, 1882 April to 1885 November

The collection consists of one handwritten daybook, 15.5” x 6.25”, opened 1882 April and closed in 1885 November. Included are names of patients and charges for services, and method of payment (note: by cash, buttermilk, hay, wheat, glass, wood, chicken, lumber, hauling coal, mending bridle, plastering chimney, digging “potaters,” cutting hair, working, washing, hauling manure, etc.) eight prescription slips, a list of medical terminology, a list of births for 1882, expense accounts and a calendar for 1885. Pages 145-154 are missing. The paper cover is in fair condition. The binding is delicate and paper edges are brittle. Some pages are loose within the book and there is some fading of the handwritten script. The book was interleaved with acid free tissue during processing.