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Dr. Thomas Williams Acct. Book

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
Doctor Thomas Williams (1718-1775) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, recorded visits, treatments, and charges for medical and dental services to patients in Deerfield and other communities in the region from 1755-56 in this account book. It is one of several surviving account books of Dr. Williams’s practice 1749-1773 that are part of a collection of more than 600 account books currently in the library of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association kept by local merchants, professionals, farmers, craftspeople, and business firms from the 17th - 20th centuries.

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1755 to 1756

(PVMA#: 5408)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
To The [?] [?] 3/ Dress Hump[hrey's] hand... -13- 1748 May 29 Humphry, 13 130
To Ext Dent[tooth] yr Neg. Fem 5/ 1749 Mar 14 Negro, 5 869
To Phleb. Prince 4/c -4- 1749 Apr 20 Prince, 4 907
To Phleb. Prince 4/c -4- 1749 May 7 Prince, 4 908
To Emp. Demir [?] your negro 1749 Jun 12 Negro, 868
To visit & Emet. 1 of yr Maid -10- 1749 Nov 7 , 909
To visit Pomp. Gum Campst -13- 1750 Jan 16 Pompey, 13 914
2 visits Peter 1/4 1750 Oct 26 Peter, 1 4 727
To yr Maid 8d, Vt[visit], Elix Propt 1/ P.V. 3d 1755 Mar 23 , 11 525
four prescriptoins in feb. & March of 1756 and one in July of 1757 1756 Peter Ladieu, 870
... visit & Phlebot. Humphy ... -2-5 1757 Jan 24 Humphry, 2 5 121
Phleb. Caesar 1757 Mar 21 Caesar, 113
To Sundries done fr Peter, brot [brought] from 1758 Mar 7 Peter, 871
By Humpry digging Pottatoes 1761 Oct 30 Humphry, 124
By Humprey digging Pottatoes 1_ bushels 1761 Oct 30 Humphry, 123
To Dress & Sundry Dress 2/8 Coffee 1762 , 2 8 116
Ext & Dent 8d 10 Dressiings Coffee 6/8 1765 Jun 14 , 7 4 115

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1765 to 1766 Volume 6

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
Cathart. _ [for?] Cesar (30) Pil 2/12 1746 May 28 Caesar, 2 12 126
To Pil for Cesar 1746 May 30 Caesar, 125
Visit peter Dress & Pul. Alea 2/8 1758 Apr 26 Peter, 2 8 575
By 2 [forages] 3d 1759 Mar 14 Abijah Prince, 3 770
Spt [Spirit] of Lavend 1/4 1760 Feb 8 Abijah Prince, 1 4 732
By 2 [forages] 2[forages] 3d [May] (5) 2 [ditto] 3d 1760 May 2 Abijah Prince, 6 631
By 4 [ditto] 5d 2 1760 May 14 Abijah Prince, 875
2[ditto] 3d 1760 May 27 Abijah Prince, 3 773
Visit attend & Asags[?] Ceti 1760 Aug 9 Abijah Prince, 874
By 2 [forages] 3d 1760 Aug 11 Abijah Prince, 3 771
Agin[a] ... Ph[lebot.] 1/9 1760 Aug 21 Abijah Prince, 1 9 544
[Camphor] & Phlebot... -1-9 1760 Dec 10 Abijah Prince, 1 9 545
2 [forages] 3d 1760 Dec 15 Abijah Prince, 3 772
Olive oil [?] & visit 1761 Jan 16 Abijah Prince, 877
By 1 Day work 2/ 1761 Mar 27 Abijah Prince, 2 878
1 [forage] 2d (31) [ditto]2d 1761 Mar 29 Abijah Prince, 2 788
By [ditto] 4d (11) [ditto] 1761 Apr 17 Abijah Prince, 4 733
Visit Phelbot. 1/4 1761 Jul 9 Abijah Prince, 1 4 734
By reaping oats 1/2 Da 1/ 1761 Aug 6 Abijah Prince, 876
Visit Emet & Spt [spirit] 1761 Oct 18 Abijah Prince, 880
By 1/2 a Day sifting Lyme & making mortar 1761 Nov 26 Abijah Prince, 879
To Interest 1762 Aug 15 Abijah Prince, 881
To Croch's Angl 8d 1762 Nov 14 Abijah Prince, 8 573
Spt Nini Camph 1/6 1763 Mar 26 Abijah Prince, 1 6 632
Vingt Emm-- & Pot 8 1763 Mar 29 Abijah Prince, 882
Titus Negroe Sevt. To Danl Arms To ol [oil?]... 1764 Sep 26 Titus, 885
Spt Lavend & Phl[bot.] 1764 Oct 7 Abijah Prince, 884
By Picking Apples 1 Day 2/ -1-, & making Lime Mortar at Barnards & bringing home 2/ 1764 Oct 18 Abijah Prince, 4 883
Inhast [?] 1765 Aug 1 Abijah Prince, 886
Recording 5 births 10d 1765 Oct 31 Abijah Prince, 10 535
by tending Mason 2/ (26) by ty w-- work 8d 1765 Nov 22 Abijah Prince, 2 8 574
To 1 load of Stone 4/ 1765 Nov 22 Abijah Prince, 4 887
by Making 5 Barrels of Cyder 3/4 1765 Nov Abijah Prince, 3 4 735
By load of hay 1 Day 1/6 10, ditto 1 Day 1/6 1766 Jul 9 Abijah Prince, 888
By 1/2 Day [at] hay -9d 1766 Jul 21 Abijah Prince, 9 546
To a visit reduced a [L_xalm] & Spt [spirit of] Camphr [?]/ 4 1767 Apr 27 Abijah Prince, 4 736
Visit & Dress 1/4 (2) Do 1/4 (5) Do & E. 1767 May 1 Abijah Prince, 2 10 536
By flax [?]5 3/ 1767 May 1 Abijah Prince, 3 891
Ungt Emm 6d, Aug 1st Emet & Cathart 1/ 1767 May 10 Abijah Prince, 892
Tend hay 1/8 1767 Jun 22 Abijah Prince, 890
_ Day work -24&26 1767 Sep Abijah Prince, 893
By helping to [_?_] Load of Corn 6d 1767 Oct 1 Abijah Prince, 6 633
Visit [?] & Dis[?] 1767 Dec 23 Abijah Prince, 889
12/ Red & Glych[?] 4d 1768 Jan 12 Abijah Prince, 4 737
Gum [of camphur] 4d 1769 Sep 10 Abijah Prince, 4 738
By a Day [at] Ca[sa]r 2/ Nov 3 by [making] 8 barrels of cider 1769 Sep Abijah Prince, 895
Cash 12/22 Rake [?] --12-62 1769 Oct 2 Abijah Prince, 12 62 518
Cash 5 [___?___] Corat[?] Jasn [Jasmine] 1769 Oct 3 Abijah Prince, 894
[?][?] 4£-6-73 1769 Dec 8 Abijah Prince, 4 6 73 517
By _ day work 1/ -1- 1769 Abijah Prince, 1 1 812
By Hatchelling 1770 Feb Abijah Prince, 897
To a pigg you [warranted] & died spaying 1770 Apr 2 Abijah Prince, 896
By 3 days & Team Carting wood. [ditto] [?] Day [ditto] 0-17-6 1770 May 20 Abijah Prince, 17 6 634
Cerat [?] Tumeri 6d Nov. 11 Elixer 1771 Jan 11 Abijah Prince, 902
By carting hay _ day 1/ By hatching flax 2/ 1771 Aug 31 Abijah Prince, 3 901
By hatcheting Wt '63 3/53 1772 Apr 8 Abijah Prince, 903
Visit & Direct [?] [?] 1773 Jul 17 Abijah Prince, 904
Potatoes 2/ 1775 Apr 17 Abijah Prince, 905
By Spinning 5 runs tows Yarn 2/6 1775 Jul 9 Abijah Prince, 2 6 635
By hoeing Corn Beans etc 2/ 1775 Jul 25 Abijah Prince, 906
[ditto] 1/2 Day 9d -- Aug 6 Abijah Prince, 9 547

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1768 to 1769 Volume 7

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
By Cato's reaping 1 day [ditto] _ day 1766 Jul 21 Cato Cole, 127

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Entry Date AA Name AA Name(s) Owner $  £  s  p  f id
To Emp. Carrob for Humphrey 30/ 1746 Aug 25 Humphry Humphry, Childs, Timothy 30 0
To Phleb. Your Negros Antem 1749 May 29 , Hinsdale, Samuel None
To visit yr Negro Boy & Phleb. 8/ 1749 Sep 4 Negro Boy Negro Boy, Dickinson, Samuel 8 0
To visit Peter 4/ 1749 Sep 23 Peter Peter, Dickinson, Samuel 4 0
To Emp. Corrab [?] 10/ for Peter 1749 Dec 24 Peter Peter, Wells 10 0
To Dress Humphrey's hand 4 times 2/ 1750 Aug 16 Humphry Humphry, Childs, Timothy 2 0
Emp. D.O. for Humprey 1/4 -1-4 1751 Jan 20 Humphry Humphry, Childs, Timothy 1 4 0
To Phlebot Casar -1- 1751 Caesar Caesar, Hoyt, Jonathan 1 0