Receipts for Horses, 1769

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

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

A bound volume containing handwritten recipes and instructions for medical treatments for horses. It includes remedies for both illnesses and injuries and lists the ingredients needed to prepare purging drinks, ointments for sores and strained muscles, and cures for worms. The manuscript also contains instructions for treating a few human ailments, such as colds and rheumatism.

Physical description:
1 v.