The John P. McGovern Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents have been fully processed and digitized, and a finding aid is available here: https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-021.
This collection, donated by Dr. John P. McGovern, includes medical ledgers, bills, apothecary receipts, legal documents, colonization contracts, a book about effects of climate and weather changes on disease and death, correspondence, legislative and government records, official government seals, Republic-era currency, and more! All historical documents in this collection have been digitized and can be viewed and accessed John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents.
The records in this collection were created primarily by Texas-based physicians and surgeons during the pre-Republic era to the beginning of the 20th century, making it the oldest collection of historical documents in the McGovern Historical Center repository.
Submissions from 1845
Ledger of medical services, prescriptions provided, M G. Durham
Land grant, John P. McGovern
Republic of Texas General Land Offices official seal, Simpson Scott
Republic of Texas State Department payable note for advancements made on postage, Ashbel Smith
Submissions from 1844
Treasury warrant, Joseph Henry Barnard
Receipt for unpaid medical services rendered, R Watson
Receipt for medical services rendered, John R. Weir
Submissions from 1843
Probate claim, W L. Adkins
Order granting partition of estate property, Joseph Henry Barnard
Correspondence, Henry Terrell
Submissions from 1842
Government Joint Resolution for reimbursement of services and supplies provided to the Republic of Texas, Anson Jones
Receipt for medical services, medicine rendered, John Tolliver
Receipt for medical services rendered, James A. Wells
Submissions from 1841
Land tax receipt, John Gordon Chalmers
Itemized bill for medical services, medicine, Lyciersus E. Griffith
Legal instrument binding William King to pay monetary and territorail obligations owed, William P. King
Probate claim, James A. Wells
Submissions from 1840
Receipt for medicine purchased, John J. Clow
Republic of Texas Certificate of Stock, Joseph William Robertson
Receipt for medical services, medicine rendered, John F. Williams
Submissions from 1839
Estate inventory, F Chaseman
Receipt for medicine purchased, John T. Patterson
Power of attorney, John Shackelford
Stock Certificate, Samuel Stivers
Texas Redback currency, Texas (Republic of)