Wise County (Va.) Physician's Daybook, 1924-1927

Access and use

Location of collection:
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Wise County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Daybook, 1924-1927, of an unidentified physician. It records records transactions as they occurred on a daily basis. Information found in entries includes name of patient, medical services rendered, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, prescriptions for medication, and operations. The last few pages of daybook contains a list of ointments, elixirs, pills, and tablets.

Biographical / historical:

The unidentified physician practiced medicine in Wise County during the early twentieth century.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 vol. (200 p.)