I do not believe that 'in sickness' is a term that denotes any type of payment. The term has not changed meaning and was in the same common usage (e.g. in the marriage service 'in sickness and in health'). I would guess that this may be part of the record-keeping system at this particular school - for example, students did not have to pay for days that they missed due to sickness and these were credited to their account. At 10:50 AM 1/9/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Hello all, > >I have a question about the term "sickness" as used in an 1850's ledger >that I am transcribing. The ledger lists the debits and credits of >students attending this man's school. The term falls under the credits >section where it lists how the debits were paid for. Some just say "By >cash $10." While others say "By sickness $4. By cash $7." Is anyone >familiar with the use of this term at that time? or know where I can look >for the answer? > >Thanks in advance for your help, Adrienne Marrah-Program Assistant > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). Lisa Cagnacci Brandeis University 781-736-3500 [log in to unmask] Application methods: http://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply.html#methods International Aid Application: http://www.brandeis.edu/finaid/forms.html ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).