Title: Samuel Holten papers,
Authors: Holten, Samuel, 1738-1816.; Schuman, Henry,; Gardiner, Silvester, 1708-1786,
Year: 1757
Subjects: Cullen, William,; Holten, Samuel,; Patient Care history; Delivery of Health Care history; Materia medica.; Medical care Massachusetts History; Medical records Massachusetts History; Medicine Practice Accounting; Physicians' fees.; Accounts Payable and Receivable; Fees and Charges; History of Medicine; Materia Medica history; Medical Records; Danvers (Mass.); Massachusetts
Abstract: Contains recipes and apothecary and medical bills of Dr. Samuel Holten (1738-1816) of Danvers, Massachusetts, mostly dated in the 1760s. Recipes include a formula for rheumatism created with two ounces of salt petre in one quart of spring water. There are also apothecary bills from Silvester Gardiner (1708-1786) of Boston, and four notebooks with recipes and medical notes in an unknown hand on topics like fevers, glands, and Scottish physican William Cullen (1710-1790). Folder one includes twentieth century correspondence with the donor.