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Ledger, 1895-1898, of a pharmaceutical business operated by John Henry Crockett, a physician. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, medication purchased, quantity purchased, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Pharmaceutcals sold include laudanum, sweet oil, quinine, linament, borax, castor oil, pepsin, and glycerine. The store also sold general merchandise such as bug poison, toothbrushes, toilet paper, shoe polish, and cigarettes. Forms of payment include cash, credit, check, and labor. The volume includes an index that records the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.

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.

R.D. Huffard Physician Account Book, 1893-1901, records the accounts of individual patients including African-Americans. Each account lists dates of transactions, charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and medical services such as setting broken bones, obstetrical surgery including abortions, and treatments for sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea.