Dr. Jesse Miller & Sons, Lyman G. and Bradford T., were dealing in medicines at Depot #6 High Street, Providence, circa 1871. They were also located in New York City at 212 Broadway at the same time. A few years later the sons took over the company which was located at 8-12 High Street, becoming proprietors of the Soothing & Healing Balsam, the famous Arabian Balsam, and the popular Vegetable Expectorant.

The Arabian Balsam had been used as a stimulant expectorant and as a counterirritant in the relief of colds, and coughs or hoarseness due to colds. It was also said to be valuable as a counterirritants application in sprains, bruises, minor burns or scalds, stiffness of the muscles due to exposure or over exertion, and insect bites or stings. The active ingredients were Rectified Oil of Turpentine, Oil of Thyme, in a Bland Vegetable Oil Base. The Vegetable Expectorant was used by thousands of people throughout the U.S. and Canada as the best and cheapest cough medicine on the market at only 35¢ a bottle.

Around 1876, Ebenezer Morgan and James S. Pidge bought out the company, becoming Morgan & Pidge and located at 12 High Street with J. Miller & Sons as the mortgagees. By 1885, Morgan bought out Pidge and settled in as E. Morgan & Sons at the rear of 16 High Street.

In 1890, Ebenezer died and his sons took over the business. They moved to 350 Weybosset Street in 1893 and continued to sell patent medicines until Lavinia A. Marsh bought the company in 1926. Along with Jane F. Marsh as manager, they retained the E. Morgan & Sons name. Lavinia died sometime in the late 1920's as her estate was reportedly running the company in 1930. In the mid 1900's, Ebenezer M. Marsh took over the company and it was still operating as E. Morgan & Sons in the early 1960's.