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Receipts for Horses, Manuscript MS 94.9, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
A bound volume containing handwritten recipes and instructions for medical treatments for horses. It includes remedies for both illnesses and injuries and lists the ingredients needed to prepare purging drinks, ointments for sores and strained muscles, and cures for worms. The manuscript also contains instructions for treating a few human ailments, such as colds and rheumatism.