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Testimonial letter

Brief testimonial letter probably contemporary with item 10-3. Black bordered and signed H. L. V. (largely illegible).

Drug formulae book 1

Pages 1-166 are filled with drug, cosmetic, food and household preparations (such as Worcestershire sauce, hair treatments, headache wafers, furniture polish, cold cream, and hoof liniment). Pages 167-269 are blank. Pages 250-253 contain financial summary of the T. Eaton Drug Co, Jan 1896-July 1900 (half-yearly summaries). Pages contain 282-285 additional drug formulas, Page 285 contains analysis of the Georgetown village water, dated June 24, 1896. Page 286 contains an analysis dated May 22, 1896,of a spring north of Upper Canada College hill and a typed report tipped in to E.Y. Eaton, May 26, containing Mrs. Mark Irish's water analysis (appears to be of the same locale). Pasted in the back is a partial typed letter to the company regarding aluminum phosphate and soda (source on the top of letter has been cut off). Pages 270-273 contains contents list of pages 1-86. The book is estimated to contain around 320 formulas

Drug formulae book 2

Handwritten book contains approximately 2 drug formulae per page, approximately 525. Includes cost information for some recipes. Books appears to be incremental, i.e. added through the period, not rewritten or copied from another volume. Pages 276-279 contain financial summary (half-yearly), January 1905-1910, similar in format to that found in Book D-1. Notes with additional recipes and clippings laid in at front.

Drug formulae book 3

Contains approximately 250 formulas on 220 written pages; the rest of the pages are blank. Appears to be a compiled book, with formulas copied or written at around the same time, handwriting and ink density is uniform throughout the formula section. Includes an alphabetical index at the front. Formulas appear circa 1905-1910. Clipping dated 1905 pasted in at back. Pages 474-478 contain financial summary in format found in previous books, dated from January 1908-July 1912.

Drug formulae book 5

Contains approximately 141 formulas. Many formulas also accompanied by advertising materials or printed labels for various T. Eaton proprietary medicines, many attributed to Lewis (for example, no. 35, "Lewis' Liquid Antiseptic), pasted in on some pages. Formulas are numbered 1-141 (instead of page numbering). Appears to be one part of a larger reference notebook set of Lewis's work.