Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Liniment
Thomas Belknap purchased one-quarter ounce of liniment [lenement, leniment] at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| Sales of Liniment at the Colden Store. |
Liniments were applied to the skin to relieve pain and aid in healing. They often contained herbal oils (camphor, rosemary, menthol), soap, alcohol, and water.
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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Webster spelled liniment as 'leniment' in his 1828 dictionary. He defined it as 'An assuasive' and added that the word was not used?
One other sale of liniment was recorded in the DayBook in September of the prior year. Obviously, Colden did not sell many medicines. There were no ointments, plasters, elixirs, pills, or oils mentioned in the DayBook. There were several doctors practicing in the area including Doctor John Hill and Doctor Charles Clinton who were the likely source of most medicines.
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