Receipt For Medical and Post-Mortem Services

Authors

Greenville S. Dowell

Author Biographical Info

Greensville S. Dowell (1822-1881) was a surgeon, teacher, editor of the first medical periodical in Texas, the Galveston Medical Journal, and co-founder of Texas Medical College (which later became the University of Texas Medical Branch).

Identifier

MS021-031

Publication Date(s)

October 31, 1870

Language

English

Keywords

Medicine--United States--History--19th century, Historical documents, Texas.

Location

Galveston(TX)

Abstract

Receipt for medical services, medications, and post-mortem rendered to Lena? Hamilton, female prisoner, by Dr. Dowell, Coroner. Inscription at bottom asks the County Court to raise his salary from $20 to $40 a month and to continue to furnish medicine. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

Digital copy made available by Texas Medical Center Library.

Recommended Citation

Dowell, Greenville S., "Receipt For Medical and Post-Mortem Services" (1870). John P. McGovern, MD Collection. 26.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jpmcgovern/26