vircuh00028Conway, James H. papersA Guide to the James H. Conway medical ledger 87.Jul.25A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Accession number 87.Jul.25Jody RomeroVCU Health Sciences Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-10 07:02:00 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard VCU Health Sciences Library Dr. James H. Conway medical ledger Conway, James H. (d. 1821) 87.Jul.25 /repositories/3/resources/40 1 Items 1817-1822 English Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

 Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by Dr. and Mrs. B. Randolph Allen.

 Preferred Citation

James H. Conway medical ledger, Accession #87/Jul/25, Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

 Biographical / Historical

Dr. James H. Conway earned his MD at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1814. Conway was a general doctor who practiced in Amelia County, Virginia. He regularly made house calls to plantations, farms and houses treating anyone injured, even pulling teeth and performing surgery on occasion. Conway died suddenly in 1821. His son, James H. Conway, would graduate from the Medical College of Virginia in 1841, and become its obstetrics professor for the next twenty four years.

 Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a medical ledger book dated 1817-1822. It includes a listings of patients, services rendered, as well as payments received. There are several notations within the ledger by William Barksdale, who is the executor of Conway's estate. These notations concern settlements of accounts and occur as late as 1822.

 Arrangement

There is only a single item in the collection.

 Physicians -- Virginia. History of Medicine Physicians -- Virginia -- Amelia County Conway, James H. (d. 1821) Medical Ledger/repositories/3/archival_objects/51681817-18221