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St. Louis, Missouri September 17, 1842
To: Mr. Henry Shaw [???] hotel /
Doctor Vitalis takes the liberty of giving below to Mr. Henry Shaw, the detailed account of medical care to be given during his absence, of the slave Brigitte and her little mulatto son.
To Know:
1844
May 22. Visit to Brigitte’s child for worm fever, and, returned measles. Pursuit of a wrongly given purgative $2.00
[May?] 23. Prescription and medication visit, at the same time very badly $2.50
[May?] 24. Vesication and medication given [???] $3.00
[May?] 25. [?] [??] Dressings $2.50
[May?] 27. [?] [??] [and? al?] $2.00
[May?] 28. [?] [??] [and? al?] [red wax mark]
[May?] 29. [?] prescription for convalescence $2.00 /
July 1st Visit, prescription, vesication (blister treatment) behind the ears, and incision of the gums to the same child, for difficult dentition and original dysentery. ey. $4.00
[July?] 7. Visit to the mother for false pleurisy and fevers [etc.] $2.00
[July?] 9. Visit to the same for verification. (recovered) $2.00
Total: $24.00
(Vesication is a form of treatment which causes blistering on the skin which is no longer is used.) See PHO2020-0035.
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Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person Sarah and her infant child by Henry Shaw in 1850. Back of record. States that child is a fugitive at Chicago with the mother 1854. See PHO2020-0038.
1850 |
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Description of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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View of Main Conservatory (1868-1916) and Juno. Plantings in the parterre visible. Color magic lantern slide.
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North American Tract. View is to the south west, south end of larger lake visible.
1907 |
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Rebecca Edom, dressed in black mourning, standing beside the tomb, 1889.
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Hand-colored photo with James Gurney in upper left corner. Several gardeners seated, with others staff standing behind. NOT the same as Gpp 1981-0013 or GPN 1982-0334 or GPP 1982-0335.
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Lily Pond located in the Main Garden. Man and woman visible. Lily pool east of parterre. Euryale ferox in pool.
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View of Main Conservatory (1868-1916) and Juno showing visitors in the foreground. Taken from a Stereo View.
1890 |
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Garden view looking north from observatory. Women visible on path leading to the Main Conservatory.
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![Image of St. Louis, Missouri September 17, 1842
To: Mr. Henry Shaw [???] hotel /
Doctor Vitalis takes the liberty of giving below to Mr. Henry Shaw, the detailed account of medical care to be given during his absence, of the slave Brigitte and her little mulatto son.
To Know:
1844
May 22. Visit to Brigitte’s child for worm fever, and, returned measles. Pursuit of a wrongly given purgative $2.00
[May?] 23. Prescription and medication visit, at the same time very badly $2.50
[May?] 24. Vesication and medication given [???] $3.00
[May?] 25. [?] [??] Dressings $2.50
[May?] 27. [?] [??] [and? al?] $2.00
[May?] 28. [?] [??] [and? al?] [red wax mark]
[May?] 29. [?] prescription for convalescence $2.00 /
July 1st Visit, prescription, vesication (blister treatment) behind the ears, and incision of the gums to the same child, for difficult dentition and original dysentery. ey. $4.00
[July?] 7. Visit to the mother for false pleurisy and fevers [etc.] $2.00
[July?] 9. Visit to the same for verification. (recovered) $2.00
Total: $24.00
(Vesication is a form of treatment which causes blistering on the skin which is no longer is used.) See PHO2020-0035.](http://images.mobot.org/mrsid/archives/PHO/PHO2020-0034t.jpg)
