Series I: William S. Davis Account Book 1810-1814

Extent:

1 volume

Scope and content:

William S. Davis was a physician who practiced in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, during the early 19th century.

The account book, 1810-1814, of William S. Davis, a physician, recorded the accounts of individual customers. The accounts list charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and other medical services such as extracting teeth, cauterizing cancerous tumours, assistance with pregnancies, and visits to ill enslaved people. Forms of payment include cash, credit, barter of items (cotton seed, whiskey, bacon) and labor (cutting wheat, work on chimney, knitting socks). The volume also recorded transactions related to Davis' estate.

Physical location:

State Records Center

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