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Lawsuit Pertaining to a Slave's Medical Expenses

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Lawsuit Pertaining to a Slave's Medical Expenses
<B>Lawsuit Archive Pertaining to a Georgia Slave's Medical Care.</B></I> Three manuscript documents, four pages with docketing, 7.75" x 12.25", Lumpkin County, Georgia, 1857. Physician Robert Rogers seeks payment for giving long-term medical treatment to a male slave belonging to the estate of the deceased John Hills. The doctor's itemized bill includes 36 visits, bladder injections, quinine pills, and consultations with a colleague. The court ruled in favor of Rogers. Some stains, else sound and fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)