Davis Albert [126]
1879, Nov. n.d. visit to wife 3.00
n.d. med for child .50
n.d. By 2 lb Potatoes @ .40
Nov. 15 By 10 lb Potatoes @ .40
n.d. visit to wife
By Beans; By Beef
medicine for girl
1881, Feb. 18 visit to wife; Paid
Aug. 11 Obstetric visit a boy 10.00
Paid by Cash
wife, child, girl, OB–boy.
Davis Caleb [140]
1872, Apr. n.d. To med attendance on wife 6.00
May 6 medicine for self 1.50
May 9 “By half bushel wheet”
May 15 medicine for self and family 3.00
June n.d. treatment by giving an emetic, pills and powders 1.50
June 12 By 18 bushels of wheat @ 62 1/2
June 27 visit and med for wife 1.50
June 29 visited Albert
July 6 “To botle of Assimilant 1–”
Sep. 22 To liniment
By wheat, “1 gal kerocine oil” 0.75, one Sheep 3–, “one oz. Sulph acid .25”
1873, Jan. 11 “Alcohol and Ginger (Dr.) .75”
Feb. 13 “Prescr for Mary 1–”
Mar. 5,6,10 visit wife and med; emetic
Mar. 18 liniment
Apr. 27 “By 1/2 oz. Salicin .75”
n.d. By Cash 10.44
Nov. visit Mary 2.00
1874, May liniment for Harriet
n.d. visit Harriet and med 2.00
May 26 visit Jeff and med 3.00
n.d. By Cash
July 17 visit Mary; By Cash 3.00
n.y., Mar. visit wife
By bacon; By 3 bushels of wheat @ .75
Sept two visits to self
n.d. “By small tin Bucket half full of lard .50”
“By small pce of picled (sic) pork .50”
1876, Mar. 15 visit wife and med 3.00
Mar. 17 med. for Harriet .75
Mar. 28 lobelia and composition .5
Wife, Harriet (wife?), self, “family,” Albert, Mary, Jeff.
Medicines: emetic, pills, powders, assimilant, liniment, alcohol, ginger, “prescription”, Salicin, Lobelia and composition (powder).
Paid with kerocene oil, Sulphuric acid, salicin, lard, pork, etc.
[169]
n.y., n.d. “To account on p. 140 (Dr.) 10.25
Cr. on p. 140 (Cr.) 5.14
1876, June 21 To visit Hattie 3.00
n.d. To visit Mary 1.50
Oct 18 To visit Harriett 3.00
n.d. By 12 lb Lard, 7 lb tallow,
By Cash, By one Calf Sum 4.00
1877, Jan. 22 To visit Hattie 2.00
Jan. 23 night visti to Hattie 2.00
Feb. 12 To visit Hattie 2.00
Feb. 14 To visit Hattie & med 2.00
Feb. 15 By 1 1/2 ton Hay @ 8.00 12.00
By mending Wesleys Boots .10
“By botle of assimilant 1.00”
Mar. 4 To Lobelia .25
Aug. 14 fever drops for little girls .50
Aug. 15 To visit wife and med 2.00
Nov. 14 To medicine for wife .50
Nov. 30 To visit wife 2.00
Dec. 3,4 To visit wife, each 2.00
n.d. To visit wife 2.00
n.d. To visit from Hendricks 2.00
Apr. n.d. By 2 days harrowing by Jeff 4.00
To one bottle Ointment 1.00
1878, n.d. To med for child
Sep. 3 To visti to Baby 3.00
n.d. To visit to Baby 1.50
Nov. 14,16 To visit Jeff, gave an emetic, $2,$3
By Cash from Cumins 8.50
1879, July 18 To visit Rebecca 1.50
Sep. “To Supositories 1.00”
Oct. 6 To Cash 5.00
By 25 lb Wheat @ .90
“To Elctric Brush 2.65”
1877, Jan. 22 – Feb 15, Mar 4, Aug 14, Nov, Dec.
1878, Apr, Sep, Nov,
1879, Oct. 6. (Electric brush)
Harriet/Mattie/Hattie, Mary, “Jef./Jeff”. Rebecca.
Mentions son of Dr. Bristow Wesley; credit given “by mending Wesley’s Boots.”
Mentions creditor “Cumins”.
Also “visit for Hendrickses.”
Medicines: assimilant, Lobelia, Ointment, Emetic, and suppositories.
Also “To Elctric Brush” $2.65 (probably sold to patient.)
Davis C(aleb) [176]
1880, Aug. 17,18 visits to self, $2, $3
Nov 27 Paid with 17 1/2 (lb) Lard @ .12 1/2
(sum) $2.18
“One dollar + 30 due on p. 169”
Dodgson/Dodson William [2]
1856, Feb. n.d.
Apr. 8
[4]
n.y., n.d. (ca. 1856?)
June 6,8,10,11 “Coff syrup” for wife
[59]
1864, July 7,10,19 treats boy, girl,nancy; $3,$2,$1
Oct 21 By Cash
Child, self, wife, boy, girl, Nancy.
Medicine: Cough Syrup.
Doring Ed. [159]
1875, n.d. To med and liniment for wife 1.50
n.d. To visit wife 2.00
n.d. To med for wife .50
Sep. 10 Obstetric visit 10.00
Sep. 24 To visit child and med 1.50
By Beef 2.93
(1876?) n.d. By Cash from Vulgamore 9.00
1876, Jan. 20 To med for Baby .50
Jan. 22 By cash 2.00
June 15 By Cash 2.00
n.d. To med for child 1.50
By potatoes 1.50
n.d. To Congers account 3.00
By half day with team thrashing 1.25
1878, Nov. 17 “To gorgle for Clay .50”
By Cash 2.00
1879, July “To medicine for Wife at Spring 4–”
n.d. “By cash pid (sic) at Spring 2–”
To Obstetric visit 10.00
By Cash
By Cash
By 9 1/2 lb Pork @ 6 cts
1881, Jan. 3 By venison 1.00
By 2 1/2 days work on barn 3.75
To tinct. Myrrh .50
Nov. 4 To Liver powder & worm med. & fever drops .75
Nov. 8,9 To visit to child each 2.00
By 131 1/2 lb “flower” $22.75
Wife [OB], child, baby, Clay.
Mention account with Congers.
Mentions creditor Vulgamore.
Medicines: Liniment, “Gorgle”, tinct. Myrrh, Liver powder, Worm medicine and fever drops.
Meaning?–“To medicine for Wife at Spring 4–”
Drury (Robert) [128]
187(2) n.d. Obstetrics visit a daughter 10.00
1873, Jan. visits to John and George 3.00
By 6 bushels Oats 3.00
1874, July visit self; By Cash 9.00
Drury Robert [124]
1879, July 20 visit and med for child 4–
By Cash
1881, Oct. visit and med for wife 5.00
By Cash
Wife [OB], daughter (newborn), John, George, child.
William Drury? buried at Pleasant Hill Cem.: Oct. 11, 1811 – Jan 30, 1882.
Earnest [4]
185(9?), June 29 4 visits 12.00
July 7
Daughter, self.
Eaton William J. [32]
1872, Oct. 25 visit to youngest daughter 6.00
By Cash
1874, July to oldest daughter 7.00
Two Daughters.
Eaton Mr. [61]
1873, Aug visit to child 5.00
1876, Mar. 21 visit to another child 5.00
Two Children.
Ebbert George [16]
1861, Oct. 14 “To visit to Wife for Soar throat 9.00”
186(2) Nov. “To Cash to T. Hendricks 9.00”
Elliott Henderson [45]
1867, n.d. To prescription for self 2.00
Feb. 14,19,24
Mar. 1,9,12,14,19,25,26,29
Var. visits and medications for self. Medicines include pills, tincture of Myrrh, lead plaster, uva ursi, queen meadow.
Credited with 12 1/2 bushels wheat @ .60 — $7.50.
1870, n.d. “Settled by note 17.00
Nov. 8 pills for Sarah 1.00
1871, Apr. Paid by Spaying Hogs .50
By Cash .50
1874, May 18 Obstetric visit 10.00
By Cash 5.00
n.d. visits to wife and child
Sep., n.d.
Nov. 5
1875/6 Nov. visit to wife
1875, (May) visit to child
May 9
May 12 By Cash
[163]
1875, Nov. 27,30 visit to child
Dec. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
$4 each for visits to child, spent the nights and on one occasion “went bk & went to Parvins” 30.00
1876, Jan 31 By pay in Morgan’s Store 30.00
Feb. 2 visit to wife
Apr. 24 Obstetric visit 4.00
1877, n.d. “To medicine for Earl’s mouth 1.00”
Mar. 19 By Cash
1878, June 10 To treat Maud; wife; By Cash
Oct. 16 To treat child
(1879) Jan. 10 To treat “Cildren”
n.y., n.d. “Setled”
Self, Sarah, Wife [OB], Child, Earl (for mouth ailment– Diphtheria?), child, Maud, and C(h)ildren.
Mentioned Parvin, and credit for Morgan’s store.
Medicines: pills, tincture of Myrrh, lead plaster, uva ursi, queen meadow.
Elliott Mary J. [79]
1866, n.d. Liniment; Lobelia, pills and composition (powder).
Nov. 14 To visit and med
By one pare gloves .75
Setled by note.
1870, July 3 To Liver powders .50
By spinning yarn
1871, Feb To treat Sarah
Apr. By Cash
Self, Sarah.
Medicines: Liniment; Lobelia, pills, composition (powder) and Liver powders.
Elliot Mrs. [8]
1861, June 19
July “To Cash to pay Carding”
Oct. 10
Oct. 22 “To Lobelia for Henderson .50″
*”By settlement on land 2.75”
1862, Aug. 11
Oct. 26
Nov. 2
1863, Mar.
June 3,14
July 28
Sep. 26
1864, Feb. 2
Aug. 10,11
Sep. 20
Dec.
1865, Jan. 13
Apr. 5
July 4,8
Harvey, Henderson, Self, Mary, Jane, Electra.
Medicines: Lobelia, Cayenne, Lobelia Diaphoretic Composition, Liniment, Pills.
*A light blue slip included in Bristow’s Day Book and Ledger maps out Bristow’s land and indicates “Elliot” as one of his neighbors: he is perhaps referring to this section of land in this transaction.
Estep James [12]
1861, Sep. 16,18 “(Cr.) By J.R. Fisher in Shugar & Coffee 4.75”.
1862, July 11
Sep. 30 “To visit upon uncertanties 1.00”
1863, Sep. “(Cr.) By AG McDowell 2.00”
“(Cr.) By J. Parks 6.25”
Oct. 13,15,17 visits to boy
Boy.
Mentions credits given by J.R. Fisher, A.G. McDowell, and J. Parks.
Medicines: Lobelia and Diaphoretic Compound.
Identity?
(Fi)lby J.T. [68,116]
Fisher Thomas [21]
1862, Dec. 1 (Dr.) To visit and treat wife 12.00
1863, June. 15 (Cr.) “By plow irons 12.00”
Fisher Mrs. Sarah [90]
1864, n.d. “To Doctoring self and Walter 20.00”
By homemade Blanket 6.00
Nov. 18 By Cash 10.00
To Physic powders for Walter .50
Dec. 20 To pills for Walter
1865, Jan. 11 To Lobelia and Diaphoretic
Jan 14 To Diaphoretic Composition
Jan. 27 To Pills
Feb. 21 To pills and liniment
Apr. To pills
By 6 yards flannel @ 1.25
By 3/4 yard Jeans @ .75
June 3 To Lobelia and liniment
Aug. To Balsam for Walter; “Box pills and pot Ointement 2.00”
Sep. 16 To botle Balsam
By 100 lb Flour 3.00
Nov. 5 To Liniment and Lead Plaster
Dec. 1 To pills, uva ursi
Dec. 2 By Cash
n.d.? To Tonic Powders for self
1866, Jan. n.d. By 20 lb flour @ 2 1/2
Jan 16 To extract Lobelia
Feb. 9 To Liniment and Composition
June 7 To “Coff Syrup”
June 15 To Lobelia
June 29 visit to Hugh
July 16 visit Hugh and medicine 1.00
Aug. 28 To liniment
Aug. 29 “Opened Walter Fishers side” (n.c.)
Sep. n.d. med for Walter
Sep. 13 med (for Walter)
Sep. 23 “To med sent down the River 1.00”
“To liniment got by Franklin .50”
(Sum) $46.75
Oct. 7 “Opened Walter’s side again”
“By 3/4 of a mutton 2.00”
“By a cow 20.00”
Nov. “By a Cow (20.00)”
“To attenance on Walter 5.00”
[104]
1866, Dec. 26 “To liniment .50”
1867, Mar. To pills 2 doz. .50
n.d. To liniment and Lobelia 1.00
n.d. To uva ursi .25
Mar. 14 To Quinine and Lobelia 1.50
Mar. 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,27,28
To visits and med for self 1.50 each
(Sum) $18.75
1867, Dec. (Dr.) “setled by Administrator”
Self, Walter Fisher, Hugh (a case of Consumption with empyema?)
“liniment got by Franklin”, and “med sent down the River.”
Medicines: Physic powders, pills, Lobelia and Diaphoretic, Diaphoretic Composition, liniment, Lobelia and liniment, Balsam, “Box pills and pot (of) Ointement, Liniment and Lead Plaster, uva ursi, Tonic Powders, extract Lobelia, Liniment and Composition, “Coff Syrup”, and finally pills, liniment and Lobelia, uva ursi and then Quinine and Lobelia.
Surgery: “Opened Walter Fishers side” twice.
Settled by Administrator.
Fletcher [111]
1876, Oct 16 visit to wife 2.00
1878 (scratched out)
Wife.
Freeman Mariah [30]
1862, Sep. 21 visit 3.00
1867, May. 1 Paid by Cash 3.00
Gabbert F.M. [103]
186(6) Dec. 27, 28 visited child and med, each $3
1866, Feb. 7 By Cash
Oct. 12 visited self and med 3.00
Oct. 23 self and child 2.00
1867, n.d. “By 15 Cabbage heds @ 10 cts 1.50”
1868, Feb. 7 “To medicine for horse 1.00”
Feb. 20 “To medicine for self 1.00”
Feb. n.d. “By 26 bushels Oats @ .50 13.00”
Mar. 13 “Obstetric visit and medicine since 13.00″
June 17 visit wife and med 3.00
By 5 bushels wheat @ .60 3.00
By 6 bushels oats @ .50 3.00
To med for bitters 1.50
1869, May 25 To visit family and med 3.00
May 30 To visit wife and med 3.00
June 30 To medicine for Bristow* 1.00
June 23 To medicine for two children 1.00
July 20 To liniment
1871, (Jan 10) To composition .25
By thrashing grain 4.50
By one lb. Lobelia 2.00
Aug 1,2 To visit child Lineas
By medicines 1.00
Aug. 26 By Cash 7.00
*”1869, June 20. Med for Bristow”: Census records show that J.K. Bristow’s ____, ____ moved in with the Gabberts…
Child, Self, horse, Wife [OB], Bristow.
Medicines: bitters, liniment, composition, Lobelia (purchased).
NB: Compare Charges:
“Feb. 7 To medicine for horse 1.00 ”
“Feb. 20 ” ” ” self & child 2.00 ”
Gale Joseph [36]
1863, Mar 9 To visit and treat wife
1864, Paid by Cash to Gilfry.
Wife.
Credit given to Gilfry.
Identity?
Gailey George ??? See George Guiley.
Galliher William [37]
(of Ill.?)
n.y., Sept 17,18,21,25 Treats two children; daughter.
Nov. 16 To visit self and child
Dec. 31 By Cash 7.50
Two children, “self and child”, daughter.
Ganney(?) Oliver [134]
Gardner Mrs. M. [53]
1863, Dec. 17,21,26 Treats self. 15.00
(1864) Jan 2, By Cash 15.00
Self.
Gartin Samuel [119]
1869, July 25 visit and med for child 4.00
By lumber
1870, Feb. 23 visit wife and med 3.00
Mar.3,28 visit wife and med 3.00
May 15,16 visit child and med each 3.00
Dec. 25 med for boy
Dec. 30 (Cr) “By Order to Hovey’s Store 6.00”
1871, Jan 12 med for girl
n.d. By Cash 11.00
By Store goods 5.70
n.d. By lumber 0.30
1873, July 1 visit to wife
July 6 med for self
July 11,18 med sent
Aug. 16,17 med for self
“By Storegoods at Morgan’s”
1874, Mar. 23 To Liver powders 1.00
Oct. 17 Obstetric visit 10.00
By Morgan (Store) (Cr.) 1.00
By T. Howard (Cr.) 10.00
1876, Mar. 15 visit to wife 3.00
Mar. 17 Obstetric visit 10.00
By wood & rails 13.00
1877, Feb. 27 med for wife 1.00
To one Liver powder .12 1/2
1878, June 18 “To liver powders & a wash for Wife .75”
Oct. 27 To visit to 2 children 3.00
1879, Jan. 5 med for self
By 156 rails 5.87 1/2
n.d. To. visit for wife
By cash 2.00
By Store goods 6.87 1/2
Children.
Credit to Hovey’s store, Morgan’s store, “By T. Howard.”
Medicines: Liver powders.
Gilbert E. (Elijah?) [131]
1870, May 10 medicines for self 3.00, 1.00
By chopping wood
1872, Jan. Medicine for wife and child 1.50
wife, child.
Note: all notes are scratched out.
Gilbert Elijah [98]
1872, Jan. 20 med for wife .75
Jan. 25 wife and child 1.25
1873, n.d. tincture of Lobelia .25
Mar. med for wife 1.00
Apr. med for wife 1.00
By four bushels Oats 2.00
Aug. 3 med for self 1.50
Box of salve 1.00
By cash 4.75
Oct. 27 Ostetrics visit 10.00
By Cash 5.00
By Hay 5.00
n.d. visit to child 3.00
By half day thrashing .75
med for wife 1.00
By two days stacking grains
1877, Feb. 24 med for self
Mar. 6 visited self and med
n.d. To medicine sent
Self, Wife [OB], child
Medicines: Tincture of Lobelia, Salve.
Gilbert Jack [131]
1873, May 6,10,11,12
visits and med each 3.00
n.d. By one (day) thrashing 1.50
By Wheat by Matlock 10.50
1874, Aug. To three visits to self 10.00
1875, n.d. Interest from July 25th .87 1/2
By Hay and Cash 10.00
self.
“Interest from July 25th” = Loan?
Reimbursed with Wheat by (from) Matlock.
Gilfillan Glen [4]
1859, Jan 19 4 hepatic powders .50
6 Tonic powders .50
Diaphoretic Compound .25
Resided with Rigdons?
Gilfrey George L. [96]
1866, Feb. 1 visit and med for child 1.00
1867, Mar 3 visit to child 4.00
By flower (flour) 5.00
Gilfrey J.T. [68 (See Illinois Records)]
[68 (cont.)]
1863, Jan. 10 visit to child and med 5.00
June visit to child and med 5.00
July visit to child and med 5.00
(Susan, Billy and Delilah)
1864, Mar. 8 visit to child 5.00
June 16 visit to child 5.00
(John and Susan)
1866, Feb. 1 To pile ointment 1.00
“To med for Sarah in diorhea 1.00”
To alterative 1.50
By storegoods
1867, Feb. 20,24
Mar. 24,26,28 Visits to Mary and Kelly, med, each $4
Mar. 30 Visit to Mary, Kelly, and Billy
Apr. 7,11,13 Visits to Mary and Kelly, med, each $4
Apr. 16 “By salicine 2.00”
Apr. 21
May 13 med for Susan 2.00
By Storegoods 36.00
1869, June 2,4,5 visits to wife and med $5 each
Reimbursed in part by meds $3
[116]
1869, June 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, 16,18,19,21,23,25,26,28,30
various visits to wife; charged ca. $5 per day
i.e. On June 6-10–“one day and night” $5 each
June 11–“come home 3.00”
June 12–“visit wife and med 5.00”
June 13–“stayed all day 4.00”
June 21–visited and stayed all night
Reimb. “By Qinine (Cr.) 4.00”
“By Elm flowers (Cr.) .12 1/2”
July 5 stayed all night
July 8 ,9,13,17,20,24
mostly “visit amd med 3.00”
Aug. 5,23
Sep. 3 “By medicines 3.00”
(“Dr.” added up to 137.00 by Sept 3.)
1870, May 11,30
July 11,15
“By Storegoods 15.00”
“Setled”
Wife
Girkey/Girking S. [112]
1867, Nov. 4 Obstetric visit 10.00
n.d. Lobelia for self
Dec. 30 “By Greenbacks 10 Dallars
Balance of the above paid.”
Paid by Greenback.
Medicine: Lobelia.
Sarah Girkey (1844-1884)?
Griffin Alex [40]
1863, Apr. 24,25,26 treats wife
July 27 By one day cutting oats; By Cash
1865 Jan. 16,18,23 med for two
Mar. By Cash paid to TG Hendricks
Apr. 6 “To Lobelia sent by Boy 1.00” “To Salve sent 1.00”
May 31
July 3 By Cash
1866, June 20 “To Lobelia & baybery .50”
Sep. 13
Oct. 1
1867 Oct. 22 By 600 slab boards 6.50
1872 Oct. 15 visit to Janey 4.00
(Cr.) “By Coffee” 4.00
1876, Jan. 2,7 visit to self
“To Call in & medicin 1.00”
“By cash of Brdges 2.50”
1880, n.d. visit to William
Dec. 9 visit to Jane
Child, boy/Alexander, Wife, Self, son, William, Janey/Jane.
“Lobelia sent by boy” (Bristow’s son Elijah?).
Credit given to T.G. Hendricks.
Mentioned as Creditor: “Brdges.”
Medicines: Lobelia, Salve, Lobelia & Bayberry.
Griffin John [50]
n.y., n.d. “To visit to wife 6.00”
(Pencilled in)
Griffith William [12]
1870, July 2,9
Sep. n.d.
1874, Jan.
n.d.
n.d. To Liver powders .50
To Indian Blood Syrup 4.00
Girl.
Liver powders; Indian Blood Syrup.
Pleasant Hill Cem?: 1825-1901.
Groom Wm. [139]
1871, Aug. 23 med for child 1.50
Aug. 27 visit child and med 5.00
Oct. 29 med for child 1.50
n.d. visit and med for self 7.00
Child, Self.
G. L. [96]
Gross Jessie L. [170]
1876, July 28 visit Rachel 2.00
To John Wesley 2 days
By Cash 5.00
By hauling hay 3.00
Rachael, John Wesley.
Guiley, George [83]
1865, Mar. n.d. Balance on med for wife .25
Mar. 29 visit wife and med
July By 1 1/2 day harvesting @ 2.00
1866, May 20,27 visit wife and med
June 10,23 “sundree medicines 1.50”
Lobelia pills and liniment 1.00
2 oz. Lobelia (extract) .50
Lead Plaster .25
Oct. 2 treats wife and child
By credit in store 9.50
n.y., Apr. 26 med for wife
1868, Jan. 26,27 visit child and med (5.00)
June By Cash 5.00
1869, July 25 To call visit & med 2.00
Nov. 6 visit child 2.00
By Cider cag 1.25
By lard tub 1.00
1870, Mar. med for boy
July 2,20 “By well bucet 1.00”
“By medicine 7.25”
“(By) Onions .25”
med for self and child
By wash tub 1.50
1873, Aug 5. “To Operation on child. 1.50”
By Cash 1.75
[157]
1876, Jan. n.d. “To med for Lenora .50”
Jan. 5 “To visit stayed two nights 4–”
Feb. 19 “To med for oldest girl 1–”
n.d. “To Liver powder & Rhubarb 1–”
n.d. “To Rhubarb & Soda .25”
Nov 1. By crout Barrel
To Liver powders 1–
To Cash (Dr.) 1.50
By balance on chimney (Cr.) 10–
1879, Feb. 28 To 10 liver powders 1.25
Oct. 24 To Obstetric visit 7.00
By cash 2.00
By 3 bushels Potatoes 1.50
By “15 Cabage 1–”
By Washtub 2.50
By well busket 1.00
By another well bucket 1–
“setled”
Wife, Child, Lenora, “oldest girl”, wife [OB].
Medicines: “sundree medicines”, Lobelia pills and liniment, Lead plaster, Liver Powder and Rhubarb.
Performed an operation on a child.
Brian Altonen, MPH, MS 