{"product_id":"1799-original-medical-bill-dr-mason-fitch-cogswell-of-hartford","title":"1799 ORIGINAL MEDICAL BILL — DR. MASON FITCH COGSWELL OF HARTFORD","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly American Medical Manuscript — Connecticut, 1799\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1799 manuscript medical bill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e documenting professional medical services provided by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Mason Fitch Cogswell (1761–1830)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Hartford, Connecticut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe account is addressed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptain Williams of Wethersfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and records a charge of approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$20.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for medical care. The reverse is contemporaneously docketed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dr. Cogswell's Bill for Doctoring — 20.50,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e preserving the document's original accounting purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMason Fitch Cogswell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a prominent Hartford physician who was practicing medicine in the city at the turn of the nineteenth century. The 1799 Hartford directory identifies Cogswell as a physician on Main Street, confirming his professional practice in Hartford at the exact time this account was created.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe manuscript provides a fascinating firsthand record of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearly American medical practice and the cost of professional medical care in the Federal period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is particularly desirable because the physician is identified rather than being an anonymous medical practitioner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1799\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhysician:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell (1761–1830)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hartford, Connecticut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccount:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Captain Williams of Wethersfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmount:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e $20.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Medical treatment\/doctoring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original manuscript with period folds, toning, light staining and minor edge wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excellent document for collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearly American medicine, Connecticut history, Hartford history, medical history, and Federal-period manuscripts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52707634774298,"sku":null,"price":552.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2208.jpg?v=1786979743","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1799-original-medical-bill-dr-mason-fitch-cogswell-of-hartford","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}