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Historical documents

 Collection — mapcase folder: 1
Identifier: 4512

Scope and content

Documents include five items on the medical education at the Berkshire Medical Institution and practice of John and Ashbill Patterson, 1798-1870, includes "directions for making a salve for the cure of a cancer"; an Ithaca & Athens Railroad stock certificate, 1870, for Uri Clark, signed by Ezra Cornell; a New York and Erie Railroad pass for Ashbill Patterson,1853; a printed obituary for Dr. Moses Younglove; and a genealogical note on the Clark family.

Dates

  • 1798-1870.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Ashbill Patterson was a physician in Danby, N.Y. He received his medical education at the Berkshire Medical Institution and later served as a member of the New York State Assembly.

Extent

10 items. (10 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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