City Institutions E : Officers, Trustees, Staff Members, etc. 1865
 

 
 
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Eastern Dispensary

Incorporated April 25, A.D. 1832
Organized June 16, A.D. 1834
Office, No. 57 Essex street, corner of Grand
(Essex Market Building.)

Board of Trustees for 1865

Elected January 3, 1865. Its stated term of service expires January 3, 1866. Sessions held on the second Monday in each month.

Officers

William P. Cooledge, president
John W.C. Leveridge, Vice-President
Robert R. Crosby, Treasurer
Russell Raymond, Secretary

Trustees

William Anderson, Samuel Barstow, Alanson T. Briggs, Edward Cromwell, William P. Cooledge, Robert R. Crosby, William Dennistoun, James Egbert, William Gardner, Charles Griffen, James Horn, Peter S. Hoe, John M. Krebs, D.D., Edward Kirk, Jr., John W.C. Leveridge, Hiram B. Littell, Jared Macy, Alexander Murray, M.D., Ebenezer Platt, Pelatiah P. Page, George W. Quintard, Russell Raymond, Samuel Raynor, Benjamin F. Romaine, Henry L. Slote, Samuel T. Valentine, William H.S. Wood, John H. Waydell, James M. Shaw, Waldron Young.

Standing Committees

On Finance : William Dennistoun, Chairman; Hiram B. Littell, Edward Cromwell.

On Library-William H.S. Wood, Chairman; Robert R. Crosby, Russell Raymond.

On Vaccine: Waldron Young, Chairman; Samuel Barstow, William Gardner.

On Supplies-Samuel T. Valentine, Chairman; William Anderson, James Egbert.

On Applications- Benjamin F. Romaine, Chairman; Alexander Murray, M.D., Charles Griffen.

On Conference- Henry L. Slote, Chairman; John W.C. Leveridge, William Dennistoun.

(The president of the Board is ex-officio a member of all the Standing Committees.)

Visiting Committees, 1865

January: James Egbert, William Dennistoun.
February: William H.S. Wood, Henry L. Slote
March: Edward Kirk, Jr., Ebenezer Platt
April: Samuel Barstow, William Gardner
May: Robert R. Crosby, Jared Macy
June: Waldron Young, James Horn
July: Charles Griffen, Benjamin F. Romaine
August: Edward Cromwell, Pelatiah P. Page
September: John W. C. Leveridge, Samuel T. Valentine
October: George W. Quintard, Peter S. hoe
November: Samuel Raynor, John H. Waydell
December: Alexander Murray, M.D., Russell Raymond
January, 1866: William Anderson, Hiram B. Littell

Medical Board

Officers

Julius Frankel, M.D., President
Jonas P. Loines, M.D., Secretary
Sessions held quarterly by adjournment.

Members

I Attending Physicians
Who attend daily at the Dispensary between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.-Sunday, May 1, and all legal holidays, excepted.

Class 1-Diseases of the Heart, Lungs, and Throat

Time of attendance, 1 P.M.
R.J. O'Sullivan, M.D.: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
H. Le Baron Hartt: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.

Class 2 -Diseases of the head and Bowels, Rheumatism, and Fevers.

Time of attendance, 11 A.M.
Daniel E. McSweeny, M.D.; Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Mark S. Buttles, M.D.: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Class 3- Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Nerves

Time of Attendance, 2 P.M.

George A. Schwarzenberg, M.D.: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, (Vacancy): Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Class 4- Diseases of the Skin

Time of attendance, 1 P.M.
(Vacancy): Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
J. Scott Payne, M.D.: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Class 5-Diseases of the Teeth

Time of attendance, 9 A.M.
Paul B. Macy: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
James A. Quinlan: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Class 6- Diseases of Women

Time of attendance, 11 A.M.
(Vacancy): Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
A.J. Harrison, M.D.: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Class 7-Surgery, and Unclassified Diseases

Time of attendance, 10 A.M.
William F. Thoms, M.D.: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Norman Abbott, M.D.: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Class 8- Diseases of Children

Time of attendance, 2 P.M.
C.C. Terry, M.D.: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Julius Frankel, M.D.; Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

II House Physician

Who attends daily at the Dispensary, from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. On Sunday, May 1, and all legal holidays, from 9 to 10 A.M., and from 1 to 2 P.M.

III Visiting Physicians

Who call at the Dispensary to take the names of patients from the rough register, daily, in the forenoon after 9, and in the afternoon after 4, during the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September; and during the remainder of the year, in the forenoon after 10 1/2, and in the afternoon after 3. On Sunday, May 1, and all legal holidays, once only, viz., 10 A.M.

1. Northern District

Edward W. Derby, M.D.
The Northern District is bounded by Fourteenth street, First avenue, Sixth street, and East River; including the south side of Fourteenth street, neither side of First avenue, and the north side of Sixth street.

2. Middle District

John C. Acheson, M.D.
The Middle District is bounded by Sixth street, First avenue, and Allen street, and Broome street; including the south side of Sixth street neither side of First avenue and Allen street, and the north side of Broome street.

3 Southern District

Verranus Morse, M.D.
The Southern District is bounded by Broome street, Allen, and Pike streets, and the East River; including the south side of Broome street, neither side of Allen, and both sides of Pike street.

Apothecary- August Schuessler
Assistant Apothecary- Edward Templer
Office Hours: During the months of April, May, June, July, August and September, from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M., and during the remainder of the year, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. On Sunday, May 1, and all legal holidays, from 9 to 10 A.M., and from 1 to 2 P.M.

 

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Article Name: City Institutions E : Officers, Trustees, Staff members, etc. 1865
Researcher/Transcriber Miriam Medina

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BIBLIOGRAPHY: From my collection of Books: Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York by D.T. Valentine 1865 Edmund Jones & Company-Printers, New York
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