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Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 26 items) |
Abstract | Benjamin Robinson (1775-1857) and his son Benjamin West Robinson were physicians of Fayetteville, N.C. The collection includes thirteen ledgers, eleven daybooks, and two other volumes of Benjamin Robinson and Benjamin West Robinson. These volumes contain records of accounts with residents of Cumberland County, N.C., and nearby areas for medical advice, professional visits, and medicine dispensed. Some records give details of address, occupation, or race of patient, and nature of complaints and drugs prescribed, but most do not. |
Creator | Robinson, Benjamin, 1775-1857. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2009; Dawne Howard Lucas, May 2021
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Benjamin Robinson (1775-1857) was born in Bennington, Vt., and settled in Fayetteville, N.C., about 1805. He was a physician and surgeon of the upper Cape Fear region. His son, Benjamin West Robinson, was also a physician.
Back to TopThe collection includes thirteen ledgers, eleven daybooks, and two other volumes of Benjamin Robinson (1775-1857) and Benjamin West Robinson, and also of Hall and Robinson, a partnership of T. C. Hall and Benjamin Robinson. These volumes contain records of accounts with residents of Cumberland County, N.C., and nearby areas for medical advice, professional visits, and medicine dispensed. Some records give details of address, occupation, or race of patient, and nature of complaints and drugs prescribed, but most do not. Most of the volumes contain a few miscellaneous records in addition to the contents listed.
Back to TopOversize volumes (SV-3155/2,5,6,9,11,13-15,18).
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