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Date Original
1835 November 30
Description
This is a partial inventory of the estate of Henderson White.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henderson White was a wealthy doctor who lived in Lawrence County. After his death, John B. Hammond was appointed executor of the estate per White's will. The estate was to be split between White's wife and two sons.
Transcription
A list of medicine on hand belonging to the
estate of Doct. Henderson White Deceased-
1 Paper Pulverised Rhubarb
1 Jar Do[Ditto] Do
2 Do Gum Camphor
1 Do Lalap Pulv.[sic]
1 Do Sandfords Bark
1 Do Epsom Salts
1 Do Liva ursi[sic]
2 Do Cream tartar
2 Do calciued magnesia[sic]
3 Do Calomel ppt.[sic]
1 Do Rochette salts
1 Do Tartaric acid
1 Do Salt Petre[sic]
1 Do Soda
1 Do Spanish Felies[sic]
1 Do Sulphur pulv.
1 Do Squills[sic]
1 Do Gum Guiac[sic]
1 Do White mustard
1 Do Black Do
1 Do Bluestone
1 Do Ergot
1 Do Gum Opium
5 empty jars 1/2 gallon 2/1 pint salt mouth jars
1bottle salts tartar { 2/ small common tincture}
1 Do sugar lead
1 Do Tartar Emetic
3 Do (small) acids
3 Do Tinctures + myrrh 1 Laudnum 1 Digitalis
1 Do Do Squills
2 Do Essence Peppermint
1 Do Elixir vitroil[sic]
3 Empty Bottles Glass
1 Bottle antimonide - - -
1 Salt mouth jar carbon ammonia
2 Oz Bottles Quinine
4 Quinine bottles 1 Gamboge 1 Gum Arabic 1 Saffron 1 Nutmeg
1 phial Seammory
1 Do wormseed oil 1 vial vitroil 1 Red Pric- - -
1 Do corrosive sublimate 1 peppermint oil
1 Do amisseed oil 1 vial nitrate silver
1 Do beugoric acid - 1 vial cayenne
1 Do oil rosemary
1 small jug quick silver
1 phial crotou oil
1 quinine bottle empty
2 phials empty 12oz
2 jars Basilicon ointment 1 empty
1 mug blue kill maps
1 vial white - - - Bismuth
1 Glass Tinct bottle
20 common black bottles
1 Do acetic acid
27 bottles castor oil various sizes
5 Do sweet oil
2 Do - - - nitre
1 Do Lavender
1 1/2Do Turpentine
1/2 Do aqua ammonia
1 Do sulph ether
1 Large jug acahol[sic]
1 Do Do empty
3 - - - 1 13 ore scales and weights
1 slab 2 mortar and pestles
3 wooden boxes 1 gum apafoetade 2 empty
1/2 - - - 1 paper quills
1 paper Senna
1 Do Senna
1 Do Sulphur
Physical Description
Document, 8" x 12.3"
Subjects
Manuscripts; Death and burial; Documents; Physicians; Medical supplies; Medicine; Medicinal plants; Estates
Contributor
John B. Hammond
Geographical Area
Lawrence County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MSNE.0070, Box 31, Folder 2364
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Lawrence County (Ark.) Circuit Court records, MSNE.0070
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives
Recommended Citation
Document, doctor's inventory, Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, Powhatan, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History