Ricks C. [118]
1879, Apr. “visit to baby east of mountains 3.00”
Baby.
Rigdon Mrs. (David) [146]
1873, Jan. 27 To visit Adie and med 5.00
By thrashing grain 5.00
To Beef (teer?) (Dr.) 14.00
To @ mutton (Dr.) 2.00
By 4 days on Chimney 6.00
By Reaping and Thrashing 20.25
To visit to John B. 3.00
To two visits to J. B. 5.00
1878, Mar. 10 To visit and med for two 3.00
By Thrashing, by Semmons
1879, Feb. 2 Med for Adie 1.00
n.d. Med for Adie .75
Oct. 13 By Cash; By Cash
n.y., n.d. treats John B.
n.y., n.d By payment to Bob Linders account
(Cr.) $9.00
Mrs. (Stephen/David) Rigdon is probably Dr. Bristow’s sister Zelphia Bristow.
Adie, John B./J.B..
Credited in part with work done by Semmons
Credit given to Account with Bob Linders.
Rigdon Ste [147]
1873, Jan. 22 To Paul 3.00
Feb. 13 By Cash 3.00
Stephen Rigdon is Dr. Bristow’s brother-in-law, married to Zilphia Apr. 23, 1854.
Treated (nephew) Paul (son of Elijah Lafayette Bristow?)
Riggs Milt [4]
1859, June 1 Med attendance on child 7.50
Child.
Roland/Rowland Lowry [24]
1862, Apr 7 To treat (Lizabeth) cough
May 10 To administer physic
June By wool
Oct. 6 By Cash
1864, Jan. To treat child/wife
Jan. 31 To Lobelia and “Baberry”
Mar. 13 To treat child/wife
Nov. 24
1865, Mar. 29 (treats two children…)
Sep. 4 Liniment
Nov. To 1 bottle Sarsaparilla
1866, Jan. 17 “Oil & Beeswax & tonic powders 1.50”
Feb. To Sweet Oil .50
Mar. To alterative syrup 1.50
May To liniment .50
July 6 By balance on(e?) watch and Mutton 17.25
Lobelia and Diaphoretic Composition
Cough Syrup & Liniment
Sep. 30 To Obstetric visit 10.00
Oct. 1 By Cash
Dec. 21 Cough Syrup & Lobelia
(1867) May 20 By John Parks
1867 June 25 To visit to child 3.00
June 26 To visit to boy
June 27,30 visits to boy
July 1,3 visits to boy
Oct. 10 Credited by cash 5.00
By Leptandrin and cash 4.00
(1868) May 15 By Cash 12.00
[134]
1870, Oct 16 medicine for child .75
1871, Mar 11 To ointment for girl .25
To liniment for boy .50
n.d. By Cash
May 21
Wife [OB], child, girl, boy, Lizabeth.
Medicines: physic, alterative syrup, Sarsaparilla, liniment, Lobelia, “Baberry”, Sweet Oil, Oil & Beeswax & tonic powders, Cough Syrup and Lobelia, Lobelia and Diaphoretic Composition, Leptandrin.
Reimbursed in part with Leptandrin.
Rolandes Shelly [164]
(Shelley, Rolandes?)
1876, July 3,4,7. Treatments for self, wife
Paid by J. Parks.
Self, wife.
Mentions J. Parks as creditor.
Rusel Abel/Able [28]
1862, Sep. 4 To Liniment 1.00
To Diaphoretic & Composition .20
To Cough medicine .50
186(3) Apr.
May 1 To liniment
1864, July To physic for self
1865, June 13 To liniment
1866, Mar. 19 To pills, Ol Jun. (Oil of Juniper)
Mar. 20 To alterative, and uva ursi 1.75
1868, n.d. By Plowing
To treat wife
By Leather 1.70
Apr 7 To Queenmeadow .50
Self, Wife, Mirandd (Miranda?).
Medicine: Liniment, Diaphoretic & Composition, Cough medicine, physic, liniment, pills, Ol Juniper, alterative, uva ursi, Queenmeadow.
Russel Silas [118]
1869, June med for child
By Cash
July 12 To visit wife and med
July 25 To pills for wife
n.d. By Cash
Wife, child.
Rutledge Blas.* [15]
1861, June
1863, n.d. (July 13?) By Oats .75
Oct. 8,10
(1864) May 12 By cash and Storegoods
1870, Jan. 9 To treat wife
1871, Aug. 26 “To visit Jo. Parkers to Boy 3.00”
1874
Child, Wife, Boy (assoc. with Jo. Parkers).
Mentions “Jo. Parkers.”
*Full name–Blessingen Rutledge
P.H. Cem/D.A.R.: Feb 28, 1816- July 9, 1870.
Rutledge Blas. jr. [15]
1874, May 18,22 To visit self and med, each 3.00
By oats 6.00
Self.
Sanders Columbus [7]
1876, n.d. visit to child 4.00
Sep. 11 visit to wife 4.00
n.d. visit to 4.00
1881, n.d. By cash 7.00
June 20 To treat oldest daughter
Child, wife, boy, “oldest Daughter.”
NB: $ each for visits to wife and child.
1842-1911 (Mt. Vernon Cem?).
Severn Silas [17]
1861, Nov. 20 “To treatmet of Daughter three weeks less one day & med. 18.00”
(treatments were from about Nov. 2- Nov. 20.)
1864, Apr. 25 By Cash 15.00
By Storegoods 3.00
Shelley Harrison [22]
1862, June 21,23,28 To treat wife
July 1,4,8,12,15 (To treat wife)
Aug. 30 To treat self
Oct. 15 To treat child
Nov. 8 “By 75 lbs Beef 20.00”
Dec. 28 By Cash
1863, Apr. 3 “To one Bottle Sands Sarsaparilla $1.75”
To Lobelia .50
Apr. 5 To 1 doz. pills
By Cash
To liniment
1865, June 10,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,21
To visit boy and med, each $2-3
Sum $20.00
By Cash
[99]
1866, May 2 visit and med for self 2.00
May 4,6,8,10,12,14,18
visit and med for self, each $2-3
May 20 To Bottle of Bitters 2.00
June 4 By Cash 20.00
July 18 med for wife 1.00
“By mowing 4 1/2 acors thimothy” 2.50
Nov. n.d. To Box ointment for Alonzo .50
Nov. 30 To Box ointment for Alonso .50
Dec. n.d. To Box ointment for Alonzo .50
Dec. 26 To Box ointment for Alonzo .50
Mar. 18 To Box ointment for Alonzo .50
Apr. 6 visit to Jane and med 4.00
By potatoes and cash 7.00
1867, Oct. 23 To Liniment .50
Nov. 11,13 To self and med
(1868) Apr. 6 By Cash
1868, Apr. 25 med for Bitters 1.50
June n.d. med and treatment for Josephine 10.00
July Treatment and med for Josie 1.00
“By waveing (sic) 25 yards. Carpet @ .25 6.25”
Sep. 3 To visit Nancy and med 1.00
Sep. 11 medicine for Nancy
By wheat
1872, May 3 medicine for Nancy
n.d. To visit Nancy and med
Assimilant for Nancy 1.00
June 22 Assimilant for Nancy .50
[143] ???
[Note: to p. 143 Jane Shelly]
Wife, self, child, boy, Alonso, Jane, Josephine/Josie, Nancy.
Medicines: “one Bottle Sands Sarsaparilla”, Lobelia, Liniment, Bitters, Box ointment, Assimilant.
Also notes acreage of Timothy.
Continued under Jane Shelly???
Shelley Jane [143]
1872, Dec. 20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,30,31
To visit Zarilda each 3.00
(Two short visits were 1.50 each)
1873, Jan. 1,2,4 To visit Zarilda
Jan. 6 Short visit to Zarilda
Jan. 22 To visit Alonzo 3.00
Jan. 30 To liniment .50
Apr. n.d. Liver powder for Zarilda
May n.d. By 25 lb wheet (sic) @ 62 1/2 $1562 1/2
Add by old Account 4.50
46.00 owed
By cash 30.00
1875, n.d. To visit Josies child 3.00
Apr. 30 To visit Calvin 5.00
By Cash
n.d. To visit to Leonedes 3.00
n.d. To 4 boxes salve @ .75 3.00
1876, n.d. To 1 box salve .75
n.d. To 1 box salve .75
By Cash 1.00
Aug. To 1 box salve
By Cash
1878, n.d./(Oct. 6) By Cash
Oct. 9 Settled by weaving Carpet
Dec. 3 To visit Leonides 3.00
Jan. 21 To visit self and med
By Potatoes 6.00
Oct. 23 To visit Nancy
By Cash
Zarilda, Alonzo, Zarilda, “Josie’s child”, Calvin, Leonedes/Leonides, Nancy.
Medicine: Liniment, Liver powder, Salve.
Shelley Henderson [71]
1866, May 26 visit child and med 3.00
Sep. 13 By one half day thrashing 1.00
n.d. By thrashing 1.50
Child.
Shelley John [62]
1864, Sep. 21,23,25 To treat child
1865, May n.d. By a hog 3.00
By Cash 3.00
[pencilled in]:
n.y., n.d. To 3 visits to child 9.00
By Cash 9.00
Child.
P.H. Cem.: 1837-1914.
1860 Census: Farmer.
Shelley Rolandes [164]
1876, July 3 To med for self 1.00
July 4 To med for self .50
July 7 To med for self and wife 1.00
By J. Parks 5.50
Self and Wife.
Account paid off by J. Parks.
(Rolandes Shelley, or Shelley Rolandes? See entry for latter.)
Shelley Weston [129]
1882, June 5 “To visit wife & med 3.00”
By Cash 3.00
Wife.
Shelley William [134]
1876, Apr 1,2,3,4,5,6
Visits to self, each 3.00
By Cash
Skaggs J.W. [14]
1861, June
Sep. 15
Sep. 18 “From Small Book .50”
Nov. By Cash
1862, Jan. 20,27,30 To treat Fever 3.00
Lobelia & Composition
Lobelia & Comp., and Physic
Lobelia & Comp., and Quinine physic and Female Syringe
Mar. 2
Mar. 4 “To medicine sent by Madison
137 1/2”
Mar. 5 “To visit stayed till next day 5.00”
Mar. 6
Apr. 13 “To medicine to take to the mines 1.50”
Oct. 11 “To visit to child gave no medicine 1.00”
Nov. 1 “By Subscription 20.00”
Dec. 23 To Liniment .75
1863, June 12,14
Aug. n.d
(1864) July 15,17 Settled by Cash
[92]
1865, Feb. 14 To visit self
Mar. 9
mar. 2,25 To visit to wife and Bitters
Apr. 4 To visit Elzy
July 11 To Diaphoretic Comp for self and wife
July 13 To Assimilant and pills
July 17 To Brown’s ointment 1.00
Oct. 23 To visit to treat child
“To one Bottle Acacian Balsam 3.00”
Nov. 16 To 4 doz. pills @ .25 1.00
By Plow Irons 14.00
1866, Feb. 3 To visit to treat Sarah
Feb. 19 To Alterative Syrup
May, n.d. To Lobelia & Diaphoretic Composition, 2 dozen pills
Reimbursed by Storegoods
Henrietta and baby, Emma, two…, child, Self, wife, Elzy, child, Sarah.
Medicines:
To treat fever: Lobelia & Composition; Lobelia & Comp., and PhysicLobelia & Comp., and Quinine physic and Female Syringe.
Others: bitters, Diaphoretic Composition, Assimilant, Brown’s Ointment, Acacian Balsam, pills, Alterative Syrup, Lobelia & Diaphoretic Composition, and 2 dozen pills.
Notes medicine sent by Madison.
Notes “Small Book” (Other day book and ledger for 1852/3 – 1855?) See 1861, Sep. 18.
Perhaps the medical care “By Subscription”, which cost Scaggs $20.00, was to insure his family’s health care while he was away during the 1862 Gold Rush.
Smith J (Jes./John)[107]
1877, Oct 20. Visit to treat daughter 5.00
By Cash 5.00
daughter.
Smith John [2]
n.d. (ca. 1856, Jan?)
visit to wife and med 5.00
By Cash 5.00
Wife.
Smith Mrs. [2]
1856, Jan 1. three visits and meds for two
36.00
By Cash 36.00
Smith Zack. [25]
1881, June 12 “To Obstetric visit a girl 10.00”
“To advisory visit 1.00”
Aug. 7 “By 23 lb Beef @ 5 cts ($1.15)
By Cash By Morgan
Wife [OB].
Notes Creditor Morgan.
Soverein [5]
1858, Dec. 8 To pills .40
Steves A.J. [50]
1863, Sep. 18 To visit for Ague
Sep. 19 To medicine for chills
Oct. 21
1864, Jan. 13 By Cash from H. Shelley
Feb. 24
Notes Creditor H. Shelley.
Disease: A Case of Ague.
Stoops John [106]
1867, Mar 6,20,22,24
Treatments for daughter Ann
Mar. 25 “Cr. By med from town 3.50”
Mar. 27
Mar. 28 “Cr. By 100 lb salt @ .350 3.50”
186(8), Feb 15 By Cash 11.50
n.y., n.d. By Cash 5.50
dau.-“An”/”J.An”/Ann.
P.H. Cem: 12/9/1818-5/11/1895 (wife Phebe, dau. Sarah).
See: Lane Co. Hxn, VII, 3, 54-8.
Stoops Wm. [153]
1874, Oct. 28 To Obstetric visit 10.00
Nov. 3 To visit to wife 4.00
1876, Feb. By Cash
July 3,4 To visit to child
(inferred cost; no Dr.) 3.00
By Cash 9.00
1877, Oct. 27 To visit to child 3.00
By Potatoes
Wife [incl. OB], child.
Teters [141]
1872, May 14 To visit Daughter and med 5.00
By cash
1873, Nov. n.d. By Cash
Nov. To visit Boy 5.00
n.y., May By cash
1876, Mar. (5) To visit to Almon Med for Almon 1.50
Mar. 10 To visit to Almon 5.00
By Cash 3.00
By Cash 3.50
Daughter, boy, Almon.
Thompson Tho. [124]
1869, Dec. 27 To visit Boy and med 6.00
1870, Apr. 26 To medicine for Baby 1.50
By Cash
Boy, baby.
“Tompson” [41]
1874, Mar 31. To Obstetric visit 10.00
By Cash 2.50
By Cash 7.50
Wife [OB].
Trowbridge Lyman [17]
1873, Feb. n.d. medicine 1.50
To visit boy 3.00
Boy.
Umphrey Geo [75]
1873, Aug 5 To Obstetric visit 10.00
settled by note
Wife [OB].
Vulgamore Jessie [165]
1875, n.d. To visit to Arthur 3.00
Dec. n.d. To med for Croup .25
1876, n.d. To med for Croup .25
Jan. 20 To med for Croup .25
May To side of Bacon, 17 lb @ .12 2.04
By 21 lb Beef @ 4 cts [Cr.] .84
To Butter got at various times 1.80
By tibs Colt 20.00
To account in favor of Churchhouse 12.50
June 19 To 2 1/2 lb Butter @ .20 per lb .50
To 1 1/2 lb Butter @ .20 .30
July 7 To 1 1/2 lb Butter (@ .20) .25
To 1 1/4 lb Butter .25
July 19 To 1 lb Butter .20
To visit to Freddie 2.00
Aug. n.d. To 1 lb butter .20
(n.d.) To 1 1/2 lb butter .30
To 1 lb butter .20
To 1 1/2 lb butter .30
To visit to Nelley 2.00
To extra medicine for Nellie 1.00
To Soap got at various times 1.50
To Team and Boy’s hall rails 1.00
To Harrison helping haul hay .50
Nov. 14 To Liver powders 1.00
Sum (Dr.) $33.06
By Tibs last Colt
“Setld.”
1876, Jan, May, June, July, August. (paid with var. food and soap items.) Nov 14 (liver powder.)
Walace James [77]
1881, Feb 4 To Obstetric visit a boy 10.00
Wife [OB].
One of Dr. Bristow’s last patients.
Walker Albert [149]
1874, Jan. 17 To medical attendance on Boy 30.00
May 26 To Chester Winters 3.00
1875, July 12 “To Obstetricks 10.00”
Sum $43.00
[pencilled:]
n.y., n.d. Paid “By wheat of Mathews 20.00
“By thrashing 16.57”
“By hands thrashing 8.00”
“By Shoeing .37”
To Cash. 2.00
Wife [OB], Boy, Chester Winters.
Walker R.F. [5]
July 7, (n.y., ca. 1856?)
For medicine 1.00
Ward Henry [33]
1863, Jan. 27,3(0) To treat two boys each 5.00
Feb. 2 To treat boys 5.00
1864, Aug. “By Cash paid to Tho. Hendricks 10.00”
Mentions Creditor Thomas Hendricks.
Ward Lizzie [33]
1876, Apr. 19 visit to self 7.00
Apr. 20 stayed all day 3.00
Apr. 21 stayed all day and night 4.00
By Cash 10.00
“To two weeks medical attendance,
11.00”
Paid:
“By Book 5.00”
“By the growing world paper 1.00”
“By Turco Russian History 3.75”
Dr. Bristow scribbled notes on this page and opposing poage referring to Pendleton, “Eastern Oregn” and “Ed — of — Pettir”.
The handwriting of the Lizzie Ward entries suggests they were done by someone else, possible Lizzie Ward.
Books noted are perhaps reading instruction items.
Warner Thomas [69]
1875, Dec. 10 To visit wife 7.00
By Cash
[168]
1876, June 25 To visit wife and medicine 6.00
June 27 stayed one day 7.00
July 1 To visit self and & med.
By medicine got a(t) Eugene 3.00
By Cash
By Cash
Wife [OB].
Notes Eugene (city).
Welch Elijah [20]
1862, May 16
1863, June 6 Obstetric visit 7.00
“By Balance of Subscription 5.00”
1864, n.d. By Cash from Henry Bowman
Oct. By a steer from Jer. Despane
Wife [OB].
Creditors: Henry Bowman, Jer(emy) Despane.
Wharton [74]
1866, n.d. visit self and med 8.00
June 7 “To med sent by Veach 1.00”
“By Credit in the Store 9.00”
Self.
Medicine sent by Veach.
White William [95]
1866, n.d. Pills and powders for wife 1.50
Feb. 1,13 visits and med for wife
Mar. 13 Bottle of alterative syrup 1.50
Apr. n.d. pills for self and wife
May 10 visit wife and med 6.00
May 30 visit wife and med 4.00
Aug. 24 visit child and med 4.00
Sep. 8 med for child
n.d. By one set of Chairs 9.00
“By laying beadroom floor 3.00”
186?, Feb. “By Regulating Clock 1.00”
1869, Oct. 29 “On a Setlement I owe $9.00 to White Cr. 9.00”
1870, June 16 To visit to Charley & med 3.00
n.d. To money paid by Blew 3.00
n.d. To Cash
1872, June 18 To visit to “Carley” 1.50
By Cash 1.50
Wife, self, child, Charley/Carley.
Credit by paying for debt Bristow had with White.
Mentions loan to Blew.
Medicines: Pills, powders, alterative syrup.
Whitleck/”Whitbck” [11]
1872, n.d. Treats wife.
Apr. 10 Reimbursed By Storegoods, Credit in Store
Wife.
Whittemore T. Mc [61]
1851, June 6,30 See Illinois records.
July 8-29
Aug 26
1877, Feb. ???
Filander, Ginnay, Jimmey
NOTE: One of the few families in this record of a family Bristow treated in Illinois and later in Oregon.
See 1860 Census: Blacksmith from N.Y. b. ca. 1816. Wife: Nancy b. ca. 1824, Tenn.
Williams Charles [17]
1881, June 22 Obstetrics visit “a boy” 10.00
Paid by S. Handsaker.
Creditor: S. Handsaker.
One of Bristow’s last patients noted in this Ledger Book.
Williams Elias [58]
1864, n.d. liniment prescribed
May 22 Bitters 1.00
“Drops for enemas .50”
May 27 “2 Doz pills .50”
Aug. 1 Liniment
Aug. 2,7,10,10 (sic),12,15,18,21,23
24,27,29
Sep. 1,4,6,20,22,24
Oct. n.d.
Oct. 24 From August to October: treated
wife, charging $5 per day in the beginning, then $2 per day, then $1 per day. Meds sent on the 20th of Sept.; see visits “in passing” [Sep. 22], “meds got in town” twice (each $5.00), and on 24th, “vomited and gave emetic 2.00”.
1865, Mar. 30 “By A. Rusel Setling ten dollars”
By wheat, saltfish, half day hauling.
Finally, “Setled by Note 10.75”
Sum (Dr.) $37.75 for wife’s illness
Wife.
Creditor: “A. Rusel”.
Medicines: liniments, bitters, “drops for enemas”, pills, emetic.
Wilson John [73]
1881, Jan 31 Obstetrics visit 10.00
Old account 6.00
To visit child 6.00
Cr. By Lumber (600 ft)
By Seth Simmonds
“Setled”
Wife [OB].
Mentions creditors: Seth Simmonds.
One of Bristow’s last patients noted in this Ledger Book.
Winter John [25]
1862, May 20,21
June 1
Sep. 30
Oct. 11
1863, May 1863. “By paying Taxes 11.00”
Marcellas, George, May, Child.
Credit earned “By paying Taxes 11.00”
P.H. Cem: J.M. Winter (1809-1878).
Woton William [28]
(1868?), Aug. 4 To visit to wife 3.00
To Lead Plaster .50
To Fever drops .50
To med for child .50
By Cash
Wife, child.
Medicines: Lead Plaster, Fever Drops.
Yanc(e)y Oliver [168]
1874, Feb 21 To visit to wife 5.00
By Crowley 3.00
By “Chikens” 2.00
Wife.
Creditor: Crowley.
SUM: 115 Families (Oregon)
84 Families (Illinois)
199 Total Families
X 2.5 children per family
497.5 = 500 patients approx.
Brian Altonen, MPH, MS 