Summary of Mary G. Minge File, M346, National Archives

Mrs. Mary G. Minge was Chief Matron of Chimborazo Hospital, and the wife of Dr. John Minge, Assistant Surgeon at Chimborazo.

1/15/1863        Paid $50 for poultry ($7), Eggs ($5), Poultry & Eggs ($33), and Butter ($5). McCaw signs. Mary G. Minge signs as “Chief Matron of Chimborazo Hospital.” [p. 3]

1/19/1863        Paid $10 for “Cash paid servant for cleaning house during Christmas when other laborers could not be procured” ($10) and “cash paid for making towels &c” ($8). [p. 5]

2/24/1863        Paid $50 for “Cash paid for fowls & eggs” (Feb 15 - $10), “vegetables fowls, eggs” (Feb 18 - $20), “vegetables fowls eggs &c” (Feb 20 - $20). [p. 7]

2/28/1863        Paid $20 for “cash paid for wheelbarrow ($10), garden line ($3), onion and other garden seed ($7).” [p. 15]

3/30/1863        Paid $27 for assorted groceries from March 15th and March 30th. [p. 14]

4/30/1863        Paid $30 for assorted groceries for the month of April. [p. 31]

5/14/1863        Paid $35 for assorted groceries from April 26 to May 9. Only unusual item is “cabbage & tomata plants” ($6) [p. 29]

6/7/1863          Paid $50 for assorted groceries for the Month of May. Only unusual items are “garden seed & wheat” ($7), “advertising cow” ($5), and “garden hoe” ($3). [p. 23]

7/7/1863          Paid $65.75 for assorted groceries from May 28th to June 30th. Butter was $2.75/lb at this time. [p. 11]

7/21/1863        Jno. Minge paid $275 for “one cow & calf for hospital dairy” [p. 19]

8/7/1863          Paid $56 for assorted groceries for the month of July. Only unusual items are “clothes line & cow halter” ($6) and “turnip seed & milk pans” ($5) [p. 21]

9/7/1863          Paid $82 for assorted groceries from Aug. 5 to Aug. 28. [p. 13]

10/7/1863        Paid $100 for assorted groceries for the month of September. [p. 17]

11/7/1863        Paid $100 for “cash paid for butter” (Oct 1 - $24), “Onions potatoes &c” (Oct 5 - $12), “butter” (Oct 10 - $24), “eggs soda soda pepper” ($10), “butter” (Oct 20 - $24), “tins & crockery”
(Oct  29 - $6). [p. 9]

12/7/1863        Paid $100 for assorted groceries in for the month of November. [p. 27]
12/31/1863      Paid $100 for “Cash paid for butter meats, hominy &c in the month of Decr.” [p. 25]

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