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Quarantine Card, Village of Coxsackie

 Item
Identifier: MSS 2019.0004.0007

Dates

  • Majority of material found in 1700 to 1950

Physical Description

4.5" x 8" card with type: "THESE PREMISES ARE QUARANTINED. All Persons are Hereby Forebidden To enter upon the same without a permit from the Health Officer --- attending physician excepted. Occupants are forbidden to mingle with persons not residing herein, or to appear upon the streets or other public places. Any violation of this notice will be punished as provided by law. BY ORDER OF BOARD OF HEALTH, Village of Coxsackie. _________ President. _______ Secretary. _________ Health Officer."

The card is signed by "Dr. I.E. Van Hoesen" as Health Officer. On the flip side of the card is handwritten "Measles July 4, 1914 Norman and Donald-"

Extent

From the Collection: 15 Cubic Feet (Four vertical file cabinets comprising fifteen drawers holding paper documents grouped in folders by appropriate subject or creator, nominally sorted in alphabetical order.)

Physical Description

4.5" x 8" card with type: "THESE PREMISES ARE QUARANTINED. All Persons are Hereby Forebidden To enter upon the same without a permit from the Health Officer --- attending physician excepted. Occupants are forbidden to mingle with persons not residing herein, or to appear upon the streets or other public places. Any violation of this notice will be punished as provided by law. BY ORDER OF BOARD OF HEALTH, Village of Coxsackie. _________ President. _______ Secretary. _________ Health Officer."

The card is signed by "Dr. I.E. Van Hoesen" as Health Officer. On the flip side of the card is handwritten "Measles July 4, 1914 Norman and Donald-"

Repository Details

Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository

Contact:
90 County Highway 42
Coxsackie New York 12051 United States
518-731-1033