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Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Farm and Physician Account Books

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2997

Overview

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1841-1866

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (Summary: 5 in. and 1 reel of microfilm)

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Farm and Physician Account Books, 1841-1866
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536