Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...