Title: Apothecary order from Samuel Mattoon to Shephard and Hunt,
Authors: Mattoon, Samuel, 1731-1807.; Mattoon, Samuel, 1731-1807,
Year: 1769
Subjects: Materia medica.; Medicine Formulae, receipts, prescriptions; Pharmacists Massachusetts History; History of Medicine; Materia Medica history; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Northfield (Mass.)
Abstract: Correspondence from Dr. Samuel Mattoon (1731-1807) of Northfield, Massachusetts, dated 20 November 1769, to apothecaries Levi Shepard (1743-1805) and Ebenezer Hunt (1744-1820) of Northampton, Massachusetts, containing an order of medicines including Balsam of Capivi, used in ointments, and Cerat Turneri, or Turner's Cerate, a drying ointment for skin formulated with calamine.