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Peter Turner ledger

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 2/068

Scope and Contents

Volume documenting medical practice of Peter Turner in East Greenwich, Kent County, R.I., and surrounding area, 17901794. Some accounts settled as late as 1812. Ledger lists charges, prescriptions, and payments often made with goods or services. Many later entries made by Peter Turner’s son, Henry E. Turner. Entries often include brief information on individual patients’ occupation, race, progress. and consultations with other physicians. Ledger lacks several pages, including 1-2, 110-120; 122-130; 135-142; 146-155; 158-167; 193; 222; and 227-228.

Dates

  • 1790 - 1794

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Peter Turner, Rhode Island physician, was born on 2 Sept. 1751; he was the son of William Turner, a Newark, N.J., physician. Turner married Elizabeth Child or Childs in 1776. Three of their sons, Daniel (17821808), Henry E., and James Varnum (d. 1863) were all physicians. Peter Turner was paralyzed for several years following a stroke. He died on 14 Feb. 1822 in East Greenwich. Turner studied medicine with his halfbrother, a Dr. Canfield, then served with a Rhode Island regiment of the Army during the Revolutionary War. In 1782, he opened a private practice based East Greenwich but with a tenmile radius. Turner was known for his surgical skill.

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Title
Peter Turner ledger
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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

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