Bill issued by Dr. William Bertram to the estate of John D. Fink



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Bertram submitted a bill for $5,000, of which $4,500 was for medical treatment and medicines for the deceased John Fink; $350 for medical services for Fink's male slave, age ten, who had an inflammation of the hand that required surgery; and $150 for treatment of a female slave, who was suffering "with a bilious and nervous fever."

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Title

Bill issued by Dr. William Bertram to the estate of John D. Fink

Creator

Bertram, William

Date Created

1856-1-30

Description

Bertram submitted a bill for $5,000, of which $4,500 was for medical treatment and medicines for the deceased John Fink; $350 for medical services for Fink's male slave, age ten, who had an inflammation of the hand that required surgery; and $150 for treatment of a female slave, who was suffering "with a bilious and nervous fever."

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Business & Finance

Language

fre

Extent

1 page pages

Type of Resource

text

Source

Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz Collection, National period, 1804-1950, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection

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