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Conditions Governing Access

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Custodial History

This collection was formerly identified as Mss. Acc. 2009.550.

Preferred Citation

A.P. Woodward Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase. Acquired: 11/19/2009.

Scope and Contents

Records of A.P. Woodward, an apothecary or druggist from Greenwood, New York. Consists predominantly of an journal recording accounts with individuals for book, listing medical conditions and medications sold. The middle section of the volume is left blank but both the front and back part have been used. In addition, there are some loose items, 1886-1907, consisting of business correspondence, orders, receipts and bills, as well as advertisements for A.P. Woodward's products.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Pharmacists--United States--History--19th century