Veterinarian's Horse Remedy Book, 18th century

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred citation:

Veterinarian's Horse Remedy Book, MS 91.14, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Veterinarian's Horse Remedy Book, MS 91.14, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Manuscript volume of anonymous veterinarian lists remedies for 120 ailments of horses. Includes a list of diseases or medical conditions. Text consists of instructions for making each medicine and instructions for applying the medicine.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1991.
Arrangement:

Includes table of contents.

Physical description:
1 v. (103 p.)