- Title
- Account Book of John Perkins, 1727-1771 (inclusive)
- Perkins, John, 1698-1781, creator
- Massachusetts
- Account book listing patients treated, housecalls, medicines delivered, and fees paid to Dr. John Perkins, via cash or barter, between 1727 and 1771 in Boston, Massachusetts. Perkins sometimes listed patient occupations alongside their names. His services included inoculating against smallpox. One entry includes a charge of 40 shillings to William Scott for "inoculating you & your Negro together with medicines & attendance in the Small Pox in the month of April 1752." Also includes a fragment of a manuscript on pests and disease.
- 1 volume; 13 x 8 inches.
- English
- Account books.
- Books and documents
- Perkins, John
Medical fees
Account books
Barter accounting
Medical care--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Medical records
Medicine--Practice--Accounting
Patients
Boston (Mass.)
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Fees and Charges
History of Medicine
Smallpox--prevention & control - Title devised by cataloger.
- John Perkins (1698-1781) was a Boston physician and essayist. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1774.
- Account Book of John Perkins, 1727-1771 (inclusive). B MS b64.3. Boston Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
- Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
- 990127407700203941
- Title
- Account Book of John Perkins, 1727-1771 (inclusive)
- Creator / Contributor
- Perkins, John, 1698-1781, creator
- Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- Account book listing patients treated, housecalls, medicines delivered, and fees paid to Dr. John Perkins, via cash or barter, between 1727 and 1771 in Boston, Massachusetts. Perkins sometimes listed patient occupations alongside their names. His services included inoculating against smallpox. One entry includes a charge of 40 shillings to William Scott for "inoculating you & your Negro together with medicines & attendance in the Small Pox in the month of April 1752." Also includes a fragment of a manuscript on pests and disease.
- Extent
- 1 volume; 13 x 8 inches.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Account books.
- Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Perkins, John
Medical fees
Account books
Barter accounting
Medical care--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Medical records
Medicine--Practice--Accounting
Patients
Boston (Mass.)
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Fees and Charges
History of Medicine
Smallpox--prevention & control - Notes
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Biographical / Historical Note
- John Perkins (1698-1781) was a Boston physician and essayist. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1774.
- Cite As
- Account Book of John Perkins, 1727-1771 (inclusive). B MS b64.3. Boston Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
- Series
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
- Repository
- Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
- Record ID
- 990127407700203941
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