Scarce medical supply broadside headed "Estimate of Medicines, &c. for Eighty Men for One Year," one page, 16 x 13.5, no date but circa 1811. An inventory of medicines and instruments necessary for a military surgeon. The list includes two sets of amounts, one for a "Northern Post" the other for "Southern Post" with the necessary variations for the differing climates. Items listed include trepanning equipment (used to drill holes in the skull), amputating sets, camphor, and opium. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, and a crease and tear to the top edge.
