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Cyrus Morton Account Book, 1828-1838Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Kimberley Foster.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.2003
Administrative InformationAcquired from Charles Apfelbaum, 1987 Processed by Kimberley Foster. Preferred CitationCite as: Cyrus Morton Account Book (MS 185). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThis is the third of several account books kept by Dr. Cyrus Morton of Halifax, Massachusetts, for the years 1828-1838. Morton visited patients from Halifax, Plymouth, Middleboro, Hanson, Bridgewater, and Duxbury. He called on patients frequently, every day in times of need, and dispensed his own medicine. Tucked inside the book is a prayer in Morton's hand asking, "Is the love of God the governing principle of my life?" The book records the dates and fees for visits for each patient, but rarely specifies the illness treated or medicine given (some exceptions: extracting teeth, "delivering your wife"). Payment frequently came in the form of goods and services: pigs, fish, beef, hay, wood, the use of a horse, spinning done by widows or wives, digging a well, carpentry, etc. Among Dr. Morton's patients were Timothy Wood, Stafford Sturtevant, Jacob Thompson, Capts. Knapp and Cushman, and Cyrus Munroe. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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