1869, Thornton, Health

Title

1869, Thornton, Health

Description

Thornton is mentioned in correspondence written by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis to Dr. J. B. McCarty. In this letter, Davis lists an accounting of the doctor's visits to the estate of white enslaver William T. McCarty in 1869. Thornton is listed as having been visited by the doctor during his visit on June 24th. This letter is located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.

Event Type

Health

Action Status

Completed

Date

1869

Source

Papers of John Staige Davis, Professor of Anatomy, University of Virginia, 1840-1888, MSS 1912/MSS 2842, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Primary Participant

Thornton

Freedom Status

Enslaved

Enslaver

William T. McCarty

Source Resource

https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/599

Source Site

https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/s/otg-uvalibrary/item