Marek 1750s, colonial, medicine, Nelson, SOURCE=HSCC

Paying the Doctor (Nelson, c. 1750)

Nelson's own Ezra Carter accepts a rather unusual means of payment... Originally published in Monadnock History Comics (Keene Sentinel, 2005) Discussion questions: In the 1700's, a physician like Doc Carter might ride many miles into the countryside to treat poor families on remote farms.  How could these poor families pay for the treatment? What did they … Continue reading Paying the Doctor (Nelson, c. 1750)