Contract between William Beaumont and Alexis St. Martin, October 1832

As he was finalizing his research for publication, Beaumont had Alexis St. Martin submit to a legal contract binding him for one year to “obey, suffer & comply with all reasonable & proper orders or experiments,” in return for $150 plus “good, suitable & sufficient meat, drink, washing, lodging and wearing apparel.” St. Martin, unable to write his own name, signed the document with an “x.”

Source: Beaumont W, St. Martin A. Four articles of agreement, October 16, 1832–November 7, 1833. Series 1, Box 3, Folder 23. William Beaumont Papers. Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives. Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri. http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/beaumont_1828_1832/6