The collection is open for research.
Permission to publish material from Manuscript Receipt/Remedy Book must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Manuscript Receipt/Remedy Book, Ms2019-006, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Manuscript Receipt/Remedy Book was purchased by Special Collections in 2018.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Manuscript Receipt/Remedy Book was completed in February 2019.
The Manuscript Receipt/Remedy Book includes directions for desserts and savory dishes, as well as things like boot black, carpet cleaner, cast iron stove cleaner, and cures for dysentery and hydrophobia, among others. There is also a newspaper clipping dated July 18, 1811 regarding the successful treatment of Throat Distemper by Rev. Elijah Dunbar in response to a letter written by Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Fitch warning of the disease (dated January 23, 1809).