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Title |
Fisher & Heinitsh billhead |
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Creator |
Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 |
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Date Created |
1854-04-07 |
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Digital Collection |
John B. Alexander papers, 1855-1911 |
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Description |
This is a receipt for a total of $9.47 given to J. B. Alexander from the firm, Fisher & Heinitsh in Columbia, S.C. Items purchased included, "Ipacac [sic], laudanum, gum opium, camphor, sal arotous [sic], gum aloes, gum morphine, pink root, quinine, castor oil, hartshorn, syrup of squills, and blue mass." Hartshorn was used as a source for ammonia and smelling salts; pinkroot was used to treat intestinal parasites; saleratus was used in antacids; blue mass was mercury and other ingredients in syrup or pill form used to treat a wide range of complaints such as tuberculosis, constipation, toothache, parasites, and pain of childbirth; and syrup of squills was used as an expectorant. Fisher & Heinitsh were "dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals, perfumery, dye-stuffs, acids, surgical instruments, etc." It was owned and operated by E.H. Heinitsh and W.C. Fisher in Columbia, S.C. This receipt, dated April 7, 1854, was for items Alexander may have needed in his studies at the Medical School in Columbia. He graduated from there the following year. |
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Subjects--Names |
Fisher, W. C.
Heinitsh, E. H.
Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911
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Subjects--Organizations |
Fisher & Heinitsh (Columbia, S.C.) |
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Subjects--Topics |
Drugs, Nonprescription--History
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Subjects--Locations |
United States--History--19th century--Medical care; |
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Coverage--Place |
Columbia (S.C.)
Charlotte (N.C.)
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Digital Publisher |
Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
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Object Type |
Text |
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Genre |
manuscripts (document genre) |
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Finding Aid |
http://library.uncc.edu/manuscript/ms0218 |
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Format |
image/tiff |
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Relation |
Forms part of : John B. Alexander Papers, 1855-1911 |
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Language |
eng |
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Repository |
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
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Rights |
Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes. |
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Location of Original |
Manuscript 218, Special Collections Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library |
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Note |
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Identifier |
Alexander_MS218_1_7_02 |
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Date Digitized |
2011 |
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