The Charlotte News,
"A DUTCH MAN HOODOOED,"

NOVEMBER 15TH, 1893;

scan courtesy Rob Hunter.
Scan of newspaper clipping with headline Dutchman Hoodooed dated Nov. 15, 1893
The Charlotte News,
"A DUTCH MAN HOODOOED,"

NOVEMBER 15TH, 1893;

scan courtesy Rob Hunter.
This newspaper article recounts the 1893 trial of Dr. Peter Davis and includes documentation of "graveyard dirt" he was known for incorporating into his Hoodoo practice.
image of torn paper
MEDICAL CASE, LATE 1800s TO EARLY 1900s,
leather, glass vials, cork, and unknown substances;

Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum.

image of Voodoo medical case
MEDICAL CASE, LATE 1800S TO EARLY 1900s,
leather, glass vials, cork, and unkown substances;

Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum

When Dr. Peter Davis practiced medicine, he would have regularly made home visits and likely carried something like this physician's medicine case. Storage for small vials allowed Dr. Davis to carry and administer a range of European American and African diasporic medicines.
image of torn paper
VOODOO KIT, LATE 1800S-EARLY 1900s,
various materials including wax doll, skull, claw, shell,

and herbs; Live Auctioneers.

Image of voodoo kit
VOODOO KIT, LATE 1800s-EARLY 1900s,
various materials including wax doll, skull, claw, shell,

and herbs; Live Auctioneers

Thought to have once been owned by Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau or one of her disciples, this Voodoo kit contains many different kinds of items that would have been used in African diasporic healing and spiritual practices.
image of torn paper
RICHLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1907,
albumen photograph; University of South Carolina.
photograph of Richland County Courthouse
RICHLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1907,
albumen photograph;University of South Carolina.
This photograph shows the courthouse in Columbia, South Carolina, where Dr. Peter Davis was put on trial for his hoodoo practices in the 1890s.
The Charlotte News,
"A DUTCH MAN HOODOOED," NOVEMBER 15TH, 1893;
scan courtesy Rob Hunter.
This newspaper article recounts the 1893 trial of Dr. Peter Davis and includes... documentation of "graveyard dirt" he was known for incorporating into his Hoodoo practice.
— Read More —
MEDICAL CASE, LATE 1800s TO EARLY 1900s,
engraving on paper, The British Museum.
When Dr. Peter Davis practiced medicine, he would have regularly made home visits and likely... carried something like this physician's medicine case. Storage for small vials allowed Dr. Davis to carry and administer a range of European American and African diasporic medicines.
— Read More —
VOODOO KIT, LATE 1800S-EARLY 1900s,
various materials including wax doll, skull, claw,

shell, and herbs; Live Auctioneers
Thought to have once been owned by Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau or one of her... disciples, this Voodoo kit contains many different kinds of items that would have been used in African diasporic healing and spiritual practices.
— Read More —
RICHLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1907,
albumen photograph;University of South Carolina.
This photograph shows the courthouse in Columbia, South Carolina, where... Dr. Peter Davis was put on trial for his hoodoo practices in the 1890s.
— Read More —