Erin,

You might want to try contacting the staff at the Apothecary shop at
Colonial Williamsburg (757) 229 - 1000 and ask the operator for the
shop.

Here is the URL from a recent article about the Apothecary written by
Robin Kipps that is from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal:

http://history.org/Foundation/journal/Autumn06/apothecary.cfm

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California  USA


On 9/27/06, Erin Crissman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good source of translation for 18th and 19th century
> references to medical problems and treatments? We are cataloguing a large
> collection of family manuscripts and are looking for a way to better
> describe things like "blister plasters," "chilblains," "dyspepsia," and
> various "nervous conditions"... web resources would be great!
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Erin Elizabeth Crissman
> Curator
> Historic Cherry Hill
> 523 1/2 South Pearl St.
> Albany, NY 12202
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> f.518.434.4806
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