Newberry Library - The public dr to Lining & Chalmers bill, 1753

Overview

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

Open book The public dr to Lining & Chalmers bill, 1753

Title The public dr to Lining & Chalmers bill, 1753

Creator Lining, John, 1708-1760

Date 1753

Place South Carolina

Language English

Subjects Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America, Medical care, South Carolina

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Endorsement on verso: The Public to Lining & Chalmers 11 Jany 1754 Read & referred. No 34.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Bill for £25-5 submitted to the public (probably the province of South Carolina) for medicines and visits to the Cherokees, July 2-5, 1753, at the "Free School" and at "Mr. Hawkins." There are itemizations for vomits, doses of rhubarb, stomachic mixtures, purges, collyrium, anodyne mixtures, etc.

Biographical/Historical Note Charleston, S.C., physician and physicist, who worked in partnership with Lionel Chalmers, a physician and author. Both studied medicine in Scotland and are noted for their scientific investigations and writings: A treatise on the weather and diseases of Carolina (Chalmers); Essay on fevers (Chalmers); History of yellow fever (Lining)

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 29 cm

Format Bills (Financial), Manuscripts, American, Records and correspondence

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Ayer MS 515

BibID 142533

Size 2478px × 1797px 12.77 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991425338805867_Ayer_MS_515_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IBCS