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John L. Davis medicinal formulae and household recipes
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0108
Abstract
Philadelphia chemist John Davis’s manuscript book is filled with medicinal formulae and numerous laid-in receipts and household hints. There are over 135 items as varied as medicinal receipts, graduation announcements, poetry, sketches, and a silhouette.
Dates:
1861-1896
Manuscript formulae and receipts book
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0109
Abstract
This nineteenth-century American manuscript contains approximately eighty-five pages of medicinal formulae and household receipts along with notes and sketches of plants and their medicinal properties. The volume dates from approximately 1861 to 1877 and may have been created by a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resident with a medical or scientific background.
Dates:
1861-1877