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D. Heber Plank ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/277-02

Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1865-1868, of accounts of unknown merchant in Caernarvon township, Pa., used as index and file for correspondence, 1882-1899, of physician D. Heber Plank. Correspondence file contains incoming letters and drafts of outgoing letters concerning family genealogical research; analyses of manganese ore found by Plank in Bucks County; notes on medical cases; Plank’s application as examining physician for local pension board; and personal financial and estate matters. Includes correspondence with physician W. S. Watson concerning legality and efficiency of methods of financial record-keeping for physicians.

Dates

  • 1865-1899 (span).
  • Majority of material found within 1882 - 1899

Creator

Biographical / Historical

David Heber Plank, Berks Co., Pa., physician, was born on 12 Nov. 1842. He married Ida Eugenia Bertolet, 1877; they had six sons. Plank died on 4 Jan. 1906. Plank studied medicine in the office of Birdsboro physician B. F. Bunn, then attended the University of Pennsylvania and received an M.D. in 1867. He opened a medical practice in Morgantown, Pa.

Extent

1 Linear feet (1 volume and 1 document box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
D. Heber Plank ledger
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

Contact:
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