Little, David, 1740-1805. Smallpox account from David Little against the town of Newbury, 1794 February 3. B MS Misc., Countway Library of Medicine.

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Contains three handwritten copies of an itemized bill to the town of Newbury, Massachusetts, that list the sundry expenses of Dr. David Little (1740-1805) during his attendance at a smallpox hospital between October 1793 and February 1794. The account statements are accompanied by a list of the smallpox victims during that period.

Biographical Notes

David Little (1740-1805) was a physician active in Newbury, Massachusetts, in the 1790s. Among his services were attendance to town's smallpox hospital.

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David Little Small Pox acct. agains the Town of Newbury February 3, 1794

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1798 The Town of Newbury To David Little for Sundra articles dld.[delivered] at the Pest house by order of the Overseers of the Poor.

October 4 To [illegible] a quart of Milk 6d - [illegible] of Sugar 7d dld. to Benjamin Jackman £ 0 1 1

To 5 1/4 of hark [hock?] dld. 3/6 Jackman To 7 # of rice dld. @ 1/9 Cash 2/6 paid for [illegible] Lemons 9 quarts of Milk 6d potatoes 2d dld. to Jaques _ _ _ £ 0 7 8

[October] 5 To 7#-11 of brown bread dld. @ 1/3 1/2{?]of flower bread 6d 9 quarts of Milk 6d two pies 8d Sauce 7d dld. to Jaques and Jackman _ _ _ 0 3 6 1/2

6 To one gallon of Milk [illegible] one gallon of Cyder 6d 2 quarts of Soap [illegible] _ _ _ 0 2 2

7 To 4# of Sugar at 7d [illegible] 4 Loaf of flower bread 6d 6 1/2 # of Lamb @ 3D 1/7 1/2 Cash 3 / paid. for 2 quarts of annis seed for Mrs Jackman _ _ _ 0 7 5 1/2

8 To 2 quarts of Milk 6 - 2 quarts of Mollasses 1/6 - 6 [illegible] late pumpkin pies at 4d 2/ 4 3/4 # of brown bread 9 1/2 # flower bread 4 1/2 1 3/4 # of Lamb 5d ____ 0 3 7 1/2

9 To 2 quarts of Milk 6d flower bread 4d 6 1/2 # of brown bread at 2d [illegible] Sauce 10d ___ 0 2 9

10 To 8 # of flower bread

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account Continues from the Last page & the fast brought forward 1798

October 29 To a quart of Milk 6 d. top of candle which is ---------------------------- Case 1/6 apples [?] for widow Richards-------------- To 10 1/4 of bread 7 d. 2 1/4 of [?] quarts of milk [?] head of cabbage, 4 -6 of pork [?] wood [?] one hand and 4 axen fine hours to [?] [?} & chase [?] to move [?] Rogers and two children to the best sauce one child [?] with the smallpox 3/6 [?] [?] [?] of Lamb 1/11 th of brown bread [?] basket of potatotes 1/2 bundle of appples [?] 1 gallon of milk & a quart of [?] and to the [?] Richard and [Jaques?] To 6 1/2 of [?] bread & [?] of coffee [?] quart of milk & five candles [?] To a team to move [?] and daughter with every [?] article to carry to the [?] [?] with the small pox TO 4 -6 oz [?] of flower bread [?] brown bread [?]

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