| Author | Adams, Pelatiah, 1794-1856.
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| Title | Pelatiah Adams account book, 1834-1855 [microform].
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| Description | 1 roll of microfilm.
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| Summary Note | Summary: Account book detailing Dr. Adams' house calls, prescriptions, bills owed and paid by patients. In addition, the book contains a brief tract Adams wrote on his religious beliefs. In general, the collection's greatest value is as a source of social history, providing information on the medical practice of a 19th century doctor in the rural Western Reserve. It also sheds light on the various ailments suffered by people of the times and the cures prescribed.
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| Reproduct. Note | Microfilm. Cleveland, Ohio : Western Reserve Historical Society, 1982. 1 microfilm reel : positive and negative ; 35 mm.
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| Historical Note | Physician who practiced medicine in Geauga County, Ohio from 1818 until his death in 1856.
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| Cum. Index Note | Finding aids: Register available in the library.
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| Subjects | Adams, Pelatiah, 1794-1856.
Medicine -- Practice -- Ohio -- Geauga county -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Physicians -- Ohio -- Geauga County.
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| | WRHS Research Library: MS. 4376 Microfilm Cabinet 40 Drawer 5
mq205443: Positive microfilm, microform room [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 132657] |
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