Call no.
10a/48
Acc. 56699
(Hirsch
82)
12/19/1905
Bond, Henry, 1790-1859.
Prescriptions, 1815-1826? / collected by Henry Bond.
1 v.
Biography
Henry Bond was born in Watertown, Mass., on 21 March 1790 to Henry Manuel Bond.
He received his A.B. (1813) and M.D. (1817) from Dartmouth College. After
practicing medicine in Concord, New Hampshire for two years, he moved his
practice to Philadelphia in 1819. Bond was a member of the Philadelphia Board of
Health (1833-1838) and served a term as its President (1837-1838). He also
served a term as Vice-President of the Philadelphia Medical Society (1844). Bond
was elected a Fellow of the College of Physicians on 5 July 1825 and served as
Secretary from 1833-1843. On 4 May 1859 Bond died of heart disease in
Philadelphia.
Scope and Contents
One volume (169 pages) containing prescriptions and some household formulae at
end. Flyleaf is dated 1815 and bottom entry on p.88 is dated 21 Aug. 1826.
Includes references to Drs. Borrows, Samuel Jackson, Physick, Ferriar, et al.
Provenance
Given to the College of Physicians by Miss S.C. Dewey.
1815-1826?
1 v.
10/05/2000
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