Pelatiah Adams (1794-1856) was a doctor who practiced medicine in Geauga County, Ohio, from 1818 until 1856. Adams was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, and moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio, as a young man. He settled in Geauga County by 1818 where he spent the remainder of his life.
The Pelatiah Adams Account Book, 1834-1855 consists of Adams's account book that details the medical calls he made, medicines prescribed, and bills owed by and collected from patients. In addition the book contains a brief tract Adams wrote on his religious beliefs.
This collection's greatest value is as a social history source, as it provides information on the practice of a nineteenth century doctor in the rural Western Reserve and Ohio. It also sheds lights on the various ailments suffered by people of the time and the cures prescribed. Those studying the history of medicine in Ohio and the Western Reserve in the nineteenth century will find this collection useful.
The account book is maintained in one folder.
Processed by Richard Hite in 1989.
While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4376 Pelatiah Adams Account Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Judson Cooper, 1983.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.