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Collection
Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
Title
Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
Object ID
MG0128
Date Range
1828-1851
& Science Larynx—Surgery Lectures Lyceums Lymphatics—Diseases Magnetism Manuscript groups Neuroses Paralysis Philosophy Phrenology Physiology Pregnancy Prognosis Respiration Scrofula Senses and sensation Surgery Tetanus Tonsils Tumors Vomiting Wounds and injuries—Treatment �230 North President Avenue
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Collection
Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
Title
Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection
Description
The Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection contains medical lectures, mostly given by Dr. Kerfoot. Topics include surgery, epilepsy, colds, injuries of the head, digestion, the senses, phrenology, and morality and science.
Admin/Biographical History
"Dr. George Barrett Kerfoot, M.D., returned to Lancaster to establish a practice in medicine in the Spring of 1830 after graduating from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. That year he also married Elizabeth B. Reed.
From 1830 to 1843, Dr. Kerfoot expressed strong sympathy in lectures for such pseudo sciences as phrenology & Mesmerism, also promoting lectures and courses at his Anatomical Hall. Dr. Kerfoot opened a drug store and placed advertisements for the patent medicines which he sold there. In 1838, Kerfoot conducted a much publicized, sensational electrotherapy experiment on the body of Henry Kobler, a convicted killer, hanged for the murder of Lazarus Zellerbach. An April 1843 newspaper advertisement stated that Dr. Kerfoot was ending his drug and patent medicine business in order to concentrate on "the practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics." Three weeks after the April 1843 advertisement, Eliza opened a millinery shop, with "Spring fashions" and a "supply of bonnets."
In 1843 the Kerfoot family resided on Center Square next to the Lancaster Bank. George was then aged 35; Eliza (Reed) Kerfoot, 36; children: Ann Louisa Kerfoot, 12; George Kerfoot, Jr., 9; William Dale Kerfoot, 6; Eliza Reed Kerfoot, 4; Emma Kerfoot, 2; and the family's live-in servants. In 1847 a daughter Sweetie H. Kerfoot was born and in 1848 their daughter Emma Kerfoot died.
In the 1840's Dr. Kerfoot served on the City Council, as a Democrat, and on the School Board. Dr. Kerfoot provided expert testimony in Lancaster criminal court in the 1847 Haggerty trial in which the insanity defense was used, and also in the 1851 Knepley trial at Harrisburg.
Dr. Kerfoot was a recording secretary for the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and charter member of the Lancaster City & County Medical Society. He was a Mason and became District Deputy Grand Master; was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and a promoter of the Lyceum movement; held membership in the Temperance Society; St. James Episcopal Church; allegedly wrote some for The Lancaster Intelligencer. Dr. Kerfoot practiced medicine until his death in 1851.
>Most of this information, quoted verbatim or paraphrased, is from: "Competing in the Medical Marketplace in Jacksonian America: The Creative Strategy of Dr. George Barrett Kerfoot," by Thomas R. Winpenny. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106207258/george-barrett-kerfoot
Date Range
1828-1851
Year Range From
1828
Year Range To
1851
Date of Accumulation
1828-1851
Creator
Kerfoot, George Barrett, 1808-1851
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Kerfoot, George Barrett
McClellan, George
Gibson, William
Spurzheim, Johann Gaspar
Gall, Franz Josef
Subjects
Anatomy
Blood
Botany, Medical
Brain
Burns and scalds
Cerebrovascular disease
Chyle
Cleft lip
Cold (Disease)
Communicable diseases
Depression, Mental
Diagnosis
Digestion
Diseases
Edema
Electricity
Epilepsy
Gangrene
Hemophilia
Hernia
Inflammation
Jaundice
Joints--Diseases
Lancaster Society of Literature & Science
Larynx--Surgery
Lectures
Lyceums
Lymphatics--Diseases
Magnetism
Neuroses
Paralysis
Philosophy
Phrenology
Physiology
Pregnancy
Prognosis
Respiration
Scrofula
Senses and sensation
Surgery
Tetanus
Tonsils
Tumors
Vomiting
Wounds and injuries--Treatment
Search Terms
Anatomy
Apoplexy
Blood
Botany, Medical
Brains
Burns and scalds
Chyle
Cleft lip
Cold (Disease)
Communicable diseases
Depression, Mental
Diagnosis
Digestion
Diseases
Dropsy
Electricity
Epilepsy
Finding aids
Gangrene
Hemophilia
Hernia
Inflammation
Jaundice
Joints, Diseases
Lancaster Society of Literature & Science
Larynx
Lectures
Lyceums
Magnetism
Manuscript groups
Neuroses
Paralysis
Philosophy
Phrenology
Physics
Physiology
Pregnancy
Respiration
Scrofula
Senses and sensation
Surgery
Tetanus
Tonsils
Tumors
Vomiting
Wounds and injuries
Extent
1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0128
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection (MG0128), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-128
Classification
MG0128
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 30 July 2021.
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/206b71b1-f30a-4ae8-9c35-610580587810
Collection
Rev. John Wallace Papers
Title
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace, April to November 1855
Object ID
MG0869_F004
Date Range
1855/04/16-1855/11/11
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Rev. John Wallace Papers
Title
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace, April to November 1855
Description
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace dating from April to November 1855. Reverend Wallace describes his sermons and activities, including which Bible passages he will preach from and which event he is speaking at. Additionally, Rev. Wallace describes the surgery he underwent to remove a tumor from the side of his neck and the recovery process he experienced.
Admin/Biographical History
Rev. Wallace (d.1866) was pastor at Pequea Church, Gap, Lancaster County from 1833-1866. The family is from Chester and Lancaster counties.
Date Range
1855/04/16-1855/11/11
Creation Date
16 April 1855 – 11 November 1855
Creator
Wallace, John, d. 1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Alison, Ann
Armstrong, Mary
Buchanan, J.
Buchanan, William
Caldwell, John
Chalfant, Rachel
Coil, Henry
Dague, Lydia
Daniel, James
Eaby, Peter
Gault, Alexander
Hershy, James
Hess, Elizabeth
Kennedy, Ellon
Latta, James
Lawrence, John
Linvill, Joshua
Linvill, William
Montgomery, George
Newton, Adam
Palmer, Solomon, Jr.
Parmes, Margaret
Rambo, William
Reeser, Jacob
Rosebourough, Benjamin
Rosebourough, Clara
Rosebourough, Emma
Rosebourough, James
Smith, Robert
Spiece, John
Stewart, Thomas
Stewart, William, Jr.
Wallace, Hayest
Wallace, John
Weaver, Sarah Gault
Subjects
Diaries
Health
Search Terms
Diaries
Health
Tumors
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Diary
Language
English
Object ID
MG0869_F004
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Given in memory of Ann Morgan Ryan.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Rev. John Wallace Papers (MG0869), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.001
Other Numbers
MG-869
Other Number
MG-869, Folder 4
Classification
MG0869
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 5 April 2022.
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Diary

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ba6f2a98-9195-488f-b62e-613140358720
Collection
Rev. John Wallace Papers
Title
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace, 1860
Object ID
MG0869_F005
Date Range
1860/05/24-1860/07/23
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Collection
Rev. John Wallace Papers
Title
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace, 1860
Description
Diary entries of Rev. John Wallace from 1860 in which he notes where he and his wife traveled in Pennsylvania to visit friends and deliver sermons. He details the weather throughout the months by keeping track of the temperature and noting weather conditions. Additionally, Rev. Wallace notes the five year anniversary of having the tumor from his neck removed; he further reflects on his recovery and his faith.
Admin/Biographical History
Rev. Wallace (d.1866) was pastor at Pequea Church, Gap, Lancaster County from 1833-1866. The family is from Chester and Lancaster counties.
Date Range
1860/05/24-1860/07/23
Creation Date
24 May 1860 – 23 July 1860
Creator
Wallace, John, d. 1866
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Armstrong, Martin
Bowers, Benjamin
Buyers, James A.
Crawford, Ann Mary
Crawford, T. M.
Eby, Peter
Friberger, George
Gibson, Jacob
Heizers, Jacob
Kennedy, John B.
Latta, James
Lee, Daniel
Linderman, John
Martin, Oliver
McAnnelly, Thomas
Patton, Martha
Robinson, H. Wilson
Robinson, William
Sides, Annie E
Sides, John
Steward, William
Waggoner, Mary
Wallace, Isabel
Wallace, Margaret Jane
Wallace, Rachel
Wallace, Thomas
Wanner, David
Wanner, Jacob
Wanner, Solomon
Worst, Samuel
Subjects
Diaries
Tumors
Weather
Search Terms
Diaries
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Pequea Twp.
Tumors
Weather
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Diary
Language
English
Object ID
MG0869_F005
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Given in memory of Ann Morgan Ryan.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Rev. John Wallace Papers (MG0869), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.001
Other Numbers
MG-869
Other Number
MG-869, Folder 5
Classification
MG0869
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 14 April 2022.
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