Plea for reduced sanatorium rate, Mechanic Falls, 1908

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Margaret Verrill of Mechanic Falls wrote to Dr. Estes Nichols, medical director of the Maine State
Sanatorium at Hebron, following up on a letter of several weeks earlier.

Verrill had asked that the doctor take back a patient, Agnes, for a reduced rate. Here, Verrill tells the doctor that they can pay only $5 a week for Agnes, plus $1 for washing.

The rate was $12 a week, plus patients had to pay for laundry service and provide their own thermometers, sputum cups, fur coats (because they slept outside) and heavy blankets.

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  • Title: Plea for reduced sanatorium rate, Mechanic Falls, 1908
  • Creator: Margaret Verrill
  • Creation Date: 1908-08-17
  • Subject Date: 1908-08-17
  • Locations:
    • Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, ME
    • Hebron, Oxford County, ME
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Local Code: 2613-076, Box 1/1908, August 16-31
  • Object Type: Text

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