John Henry Crockett Ledger C, 1899-1909

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger C, 1899-1909, of John Henry Crockett, a physician. It records the individual accounts of individual patients. Each account lists dates of transactions and charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and medical services such as delivering babies, obstetrical surgery, and treatments for physical injuries. Forms of payment include cash, credit, check, labor, and barter of items such as turkey, lumber, beef, and oats. The volume includes an index that records the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.

Biographical / historical:

Doctor John Henry Crockett was a physician who practiced medicine and operated a pharmaceutical business in Tazewell County during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.
Physical description:
1 vol. (850 p.)