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Abstract
Resident of New England.
Collection comprises a 1-page bill detailing the costs incurred by Elizabeth Parry during childbirth, including charges for a midwife; food and board; sugar, bread, spices, oatmeal and fruit; a "watch on fixed nights" and candles; the child's linen and clothing; two cords of firewood; a fire wood cutter; and two trips to Boston during the lying-in. Also includes the cost of "time spent to go to authority to make complaint of Edward Dix the father of my above[said] child." The bill is signed by Parry, and witnessed by John Phillips, Joseph Lynde, Jonas Bond, and Edward Emerson.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Parry, Elizabeth.
- Title
- Elizabeth Parry bill of cost in the time of her lying in of an Eligetimate child, circa 1730
- Language of Materials
- English
- Extent
- 1 item (.10 lin. ft.)
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection comprises a 1-page bill detailing the costs incurred by Elizabeth Parry during childbirth, including charges for a midwife; food and board; sugar, bread, spices, oatmeal and fruit; a "watch on fixed nights" and candles; the child's linen and clothing; two cords of firewood; a fire wood cutter; and two trips to Boston during the lying-in. Also includes the cost of "time spent to go to authority to make complaint of Edward Dix the father of my above[said] child." The bill is signed by Parry, and witnessed by John Phillips, Joseph Lynde, Jonas Bond, and Edward Emerson.
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Contents of the Collection
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Elizabeth Parry was a resident of New England.
Subject Headings
- Childbirth--United States.
- Childbirth--Economic aspects.
- Childbirth--United States--History--18th century.
- Midwifery--United States--History--18th century.
- Midwives--United States.
- Illegitimate children--United States.
- Unmarried mothers--United States.
- Bond, Joseph.
- Dix, Edward.
- Emerson, Edward.
- Lynde, Joseph.
- Parry, Elizabeth.
- Phillips, John.
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Preferred Citation
Elizabeth Parry bill of cost in the time of her lying in of an Eligetimate child, circa 1730, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Purchase, 2010
Processing Information
Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, July 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, July 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2010-0047
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.