Physician's receipt record book

Collection

Identifier: 2004-016

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one single bound receipt ledger showing the collection of dues for an unidentified medical organization at an unspecified location from April 19, 1847 to June 31, 1853. It documents monthly dues, initiation fees, fines for refusing to sit up with the sick, withdrawals by card, and suspensions and expulsions due to non-payment of dues or violations of Article II of the constitution. Two page entries list doctors' names and dates.

The following are physicians' names listed in the book:

Individuals included alphabetically: Allen, Stephen; Applegate, John; Badger, Robert; Ballard, John [S.]; Bassett, Jer Bennett, Jeremia; Bennett, David H.; [B]lock, William; Bogge[fs], H. H.; Brown, William; Brown, A. W.; Bullock, Isaac T.; Burns, John; Campbell, Theodore; Carothers, George; Clark, H. E.; Clark, Elisha; Coalscott, Ralph; Coats, William H.; Cook, Joseph; Crawford, James; Davis, Eden H.; Davison, Lewis; Dobins, Hugh; Doble, Henry; Doble, Abner; Doble, John; Dunbar, R. H.; Eaton, John H.; Elliot, James M.; Elliot, Samuel W.; Elrath, William M.; Fleming, Robert D.; [Frech], Mikel; [G]anseyol, Jessee; Goodrich, Nathan; Goodrich, William; Gray, Joseph S.; Hacker, William; Hardgrove, Rolland; Hardgrove, Pollard; [Hiestand], Benjamin; Hitch, Ezra M.; Hubbard, A. W.; Jonson, Bruce; Kelly, James H.; Kent, E.; Kersey, Joseph; Kinney, Wm. [S.]; Kline, A.; [L]ackett, Westly; [L]iming, Andrew [I.]; Mahony, John; Marshal, Hugh; Martin, Mark; Martz, Joseph L.; McCabe, E.C.; McComb, David B.; McNealy, L. D.; McNealy, Thomas B.; Menick, Henry; Midkiff, Samuel; Midkiff, William E.; Morgan, Dennis; Morrison, G. C.; Morrison, Samuel; Morrison, Hugh H.; Oldfield, John; Palmer, Gideon F.; Payne, Thomas F.; Powell, Samuel; Powell, W. H.; Randall, Thomas G.; Randall, James M.; Reves, Abraham; Richardson, Joseph; Robertson, Samuel B.; Robertson, James; Robins, Milton; [Sh]mith, Wm.; Shaver, Henry; Sleath, Alexander; Smith, Seth; Sparks, Benjamin A.; Sparks, Noah; Stafford, Eli; Swaney, Martin M.; [T]adrick, O. D.; Thatcher, David; Thatcher, A. H.; Thompson, George R.; Todd, James; Tower, George W.; Trumble, H. H.; Turwilliger, J. W.; [Up]dgraff, Robert; Victor, Elijah; Waltson, William; Watson, Thomas; Weakley, James; Weakley, Greenip; Weakley, Jeremia; Webb, [Arlas]; Webster, James; Williams, Alonzo; Wills, Shepherd; Wingate, E. B.; Wingate, Smith; Wood, Jackson; Woodford, George; Wright, Wilson P.; Young III, James; Zorns, George M.

Dates

Creation: 1847-1853

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

OHSU Historical Collections & Archives (HC&A) is the owner of the original materials and digitized images in our collections, however, the collection may contain materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Consult with HC&A to determine if we can provide permission for use.

Historical Note

There is no information regarding who created and/or kept this record book. Current thinking is that it does not refer to Oregonians at all. None of the names listed within have been mentioned in Larsell's "The Doctor in Oregon: A Medical History."

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (1 oversized document box, 1 bound volume)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of one single bound receipt ledger for an unidentified medical organization listing monthly dues, initiation fees, and fines charged doctors as well as suspensions and expulsions of members from 1847-1853.

Acquisition Information

The record book was acquired years before accessioning. The actual acquisition date and source of the donation is unknown; however, there is information noted in a previous finding aid for the book that the collection is a gift from a Dr. [?] Bailey.