| Summary: | Collection comprises four volumes consisting of four account and record books with enclosures documenting James R. Sparkman's plantation and medical activities. The first volume (Folder 1) consists of James R. Sparkman's financial records as executor of the Edward Thomas Heriot estate. The second volume (Folders 2a and 2b) opens with an 1839 membership list of founders' names and residences. The third volume (Folders 3a and 3b) records James R. Sparkman's account with factors Robertson & Blacklock, showing plantation expenses for supplies, equipment, and services credited against his rice crop. The fourth volume (Folders 4a and 4b) provides accounts for James R. Sparkman's medical practice, showing names of individuals treated, brief descriptions of procedures performed, and costs of treatment.
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