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Custodial History

This collection's creator was previously misidentified as "M.F. McNorton", rather than Nelson F. McNorton.

Preferred Citation:

N. F. McNorton Record of Whiskey Dispensed, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libtraries.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Nelson F. McNorton, September 28, 1874-April 12, 1948, lived and worked in Yorktown, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Record ranging in date from 1928-1932, entitled "Physicians Record of Prescriptions" kept by Nelson F. McNorton. The record contains an account of whiskey dispensed for medicinal purposes at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Richmond, and other locations in the Tidewater region of Virginia during Prohibition. Books such as these were supplied by the Treasury Department as part of the National Prohibition Act. Physicians recorded a serial number, date, name and address of patient, the quantity and kind of liquor, "ailment", and directions for usage.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African American physicians
• African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg
• African Americans--Virginia--Yorktown
• Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
• Medicine--Practice--Virginia
• Prohibition--Virginia--History
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century