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Richmond Doctor's Ledger, Slaves, 1844-48
Sold
$2,500
Timed Auction
Discovery Sale: Closing October 10, 2018
Category
Description
original bound manuscript ledger of Dr. C. J. F. Bohannan, Richmond, Virginia, 1844 - 1848; tall 4to, about 128 pp. with entries, quarter leather, patterned boards; providing a detailed record of his clients and what they were treated for. Many were slaves or free black residents of the Richmond area. A very high proportion of his cases were for gonorrhea or syphilis.
Provenance
From the Estate of Charles E. Scarlett, Jr., contents of Whitehall, a National Historic Landmark, Annapolis, MD
