A handwritten letter from Dr. Joshua Flagg to his father Dr. Arthur B. Flagg regarding payments for former patients as well as a note about bushels of rice. The back of the letter includes a list of items and medical fees with associated figures in dollars.
1850-1859, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, 1800-1809, 1810-1819, 1820-1829, and 1790-1799
Description:
The A.B Flagg Medical Day Book, 1792-1853, is the medical account of Doctor Arthur Belin Flagg. This book includes descriptions of medical treatments and a list of fees for medical services for plantation families and slaves. The details includes the names of the plantation owners and the names of the enslaved peoples. Also recorded in this account book is Dr. Flagg's visit to the military location Camp Magill in Waccamaw, South Carolina to treat wounded soldiers during the Civil War in 1861.The last section of the book was written starting from the back of the book resulting in upside down pages. The names of the enslaved people are listed as:
Amelia, Ananias, Aplira, Beck, Ben, Betsy, Betty, Beu, Billy, Bina, Bob, Brutus, Caesar, Carolina, Catty, Charles, Charlotte, Chrysilla, Clara, Cyrus, Delia, Dianah, Emiline, Flora, Francis, Gabriel, Hampton, Hariet, Henrietta, Henry, Hep, Jack, James, Jane, Jenny, Johny, Joseph, Judy, Juno, Letty, Louisia, Lucy, Lydia, Margaret, Martha, Mary, May, Melia, Mia, Monday, Note, Nurse, Patty, Peggy, Polly, Prince, Priscilla, Rhina, Rose, Sally, Sam/Samuel, Sarah, Scripio, Smart, Stewart, Tom, and Will/William
The Arthur B. Flagg Journal and Commonplace Book is comprised of information relating to rice and other agricultural farming on the Brookgreen Plantation post Civil War. The journal also serves as a record of the laborers working on the property as well as medical and financial data. The names of the laborers are listed as: Abby, Abram, Amanda, Andrew, Ane/Anne, Anthony, August, Bella, Bena, Bennett, Bep, Billey/Billy, Blue, Bob, Brop, Brown, Cazee, Ceasar, Charles, Charlott, Cirus, Conner, Cuffee, Delia, Edward, Ellen, Fontine, Frances, Francis, Frank, Henrietta, Isaac, Jack, Jackson, Jacob, Jeny, Joanna, John, Jonah, Josephine, Kittyann, Little M, Lucas, Marcus, Martha, Mary, Mier, Nanny, Napolion, Ned, Nippy, Patty, Paul, Phobea, Prince, Rachal, Richard, Rondal, Ropel, Simon, Smith, Solomon, Susan, Toney, Victor, Wil, Wiloughby, Zach, and Zalia.
