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Preferred Citation:

Dr. George Williamson Daybook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase. This collection was previously Mss. 92 W67.

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1993

Biographical Information:

Dr. George Williamson was a physician in New Market, Virginia from at least 1807 to 1819.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a physician's daybook kept by Dr. George Williamson of New Market, Virginia, whose practice extended throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Spanning 1807-1819, the daybook records names of patients, treatments, and payments (for both Caucasians and African Americans). Treatments range from inoculations and venereal disease to all night vigils.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• African Americans--Medical care--Virginia
• Journals (accounts)
• Medicine--Practice--Virginia
• Medicine--Virginia--History--19th century
• New Market (Va.)--History--19th century
• Physicians--Virginia--New Market
• Shenandoah County (Va.)--History
• Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)--History
• Williamson, George, Dr