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Henry Hicks ledgers
Ledgers kept by Henry Hicks, a physician in Wrightsville, Georgia, that include names of people who were enslaved, loose papers that include a freedmen list, lectures from the Medical College of Georgia, and lists of household goods and livestock.
More About This Collection
Creator
Hicks, Henry, 1834 or 1835-
Date of Original
1843/1873
Subject
Medical records--Georgia
Freedmen--Georgia
Medicine--Study and teaching
Slave records
Slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Physicians--Georgia
Medical College of Georgia
People
Hicks, Henry, 1834 or 1835-
Eve, Paul F. (Paul Fitzsimmons), 1806-1877
Dugas, Louis Alexander, 1806-1898
Location
United States, Georgia, Johnson County, Wrightsville, 32.72933, -82.71986
Medium
accounts
ledgers (account books)
promissory notes
Type
Text
Description
The collection consists of three ledgers kept by Henry Hicks, a physician in Wrightsville, Georgia (Johnson County) from 1852-1873. Hick's first ledger contains lecture notes from courses taken at the Medical College of Georgia, from lectures given by Drs. Louis A. Dugas, Paul F. Eve, and Robert S. Newton. The remainder of the ledger, and the remaining two ledgers, contains patient accounts, listing name of patient, services provided, charges and medicine dispensed. Ledgers also list the mileage Hicks charged as he traveled to visit his patients. Loose papers include a freedmen list, an IOU, and a list of accounts. These accounts appear to be from an estate sale on December 28, 1843 and list household goods, livestock, and names of people who were enslaved.
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
Rights