Holleman and Company correspondence and receipts
Scope and Contents
Consists of letters regarding "Neurotic," a medicine patented by George W. Holleman. Also includes receipts. Some letters are from Charles Carroll to Henry Bond. Letters concern the financial issues of the company. Includes nine testimonials from customers who used Neurotic. Most letters and receipts are from the Atlanta, Georgia area, from New Orleans, Louisiana, or from North Carolina.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1880
Creator
- Holleman and Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Public domain.
Extent
0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)Biographical / Historical
Holleman and Company was founded by George W. Holleman of Morgantown, N.C. who received a patent for the patent medicine, Neurotic! The Great Cure for Neuralgia, Headaches, Nervous Affections, Dyspepsia, etc. in 1876. The company sold its patent medicines in New Orleans, Atlanta, and throughout North Carolina during the 1870s and 1880s. Charles Carroll and Henry Bond purchased Holleman's interest in Neurotic in 1877.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, L&T Respess Books, 2002 (Accession# 2003-011).
Processing Information
Processed by Charlotte Lellman in January 2021. Collection was processed according to Level 1 protocol.
Creator
- Holleman and Company (Organization)
- Title
- Holleman and Company. Correspondence and receipts, 1877-1880: A Finding Aid
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Charlotte Lellman
- Date
- 2021-01-12
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- med00834
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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