A&M 2997Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Farm and Physician Account Books, 1841-1866 A&M 2997Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:15:05 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Farm and Physician Account Books A&M 2997 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1136 0.56 Linear Feet Summary: 6 3/4 in. (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1841-1866 Four account books of financial, medical and farm records of the Springdale Farm of Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, kept by Martha Banks and doctors I.S. Tanner and George Washington Banks. Account book, 1855-1867, records payments made on accounts. It is organized according to date and lists the name of the customer and receipt of payment. Account book 1858-1866 also documents payments made on accounts, but it is organized in alphabetical order. The farm account book of Martha Banks dates from 1897 to 1905. Several pages document wheat sold or taken to a mill in the late 1890s. It also contains notes from 1899 related to the estate of George Washington Banks, including a detailed list of his personal property. A physician's account book from 1841 to 1845 chiefly list patients treated and cost, but also includes several pages of notes regarding treatments and observations of the physician. Original ledgers are in fragile condition; they are also available on microfilm. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Jefferson County. Shepherdstown. Doctors - Jefferson County. Farms and farming. Jefferson County - Doctors. Springdale Farm. Banks, George Washington, Doctor Banks, Martha. Tanner, I.S., Doctor