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Account book (September 1910 - September 1913) of funeral and related expenses.

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Scope and Contents

Accounts appear chronologically under the name of the person or party responsible for payment. Account notations, with amounts and dates paid, include such items as coffins, embalming, hearse and carriage rentals, cemetery, and church fees. The roughly alphabetical index in the front and back of volume (of those paying for the funeral) includes person's address, name of deceased (except if an infant), and often relationship to person paying, with place of death, and place of burial (town, or cemetery) often given. 290 pages.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1958

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is in English

Access Restrictions

Papers have been microfilmed. Researchers are required to use microfilm.

Box 1 - See Reel 1

Box 2 - See Reel 2

Box 3 - See Reel 3

Box 4 - See Reel 4

Box 4 - See Reel 4

Box 5 - See Reel 5

Box 6 - See Reel 6

Box 7 - See Reel 7

Extent

From the Collection: 3.5 linear feet (7 archival boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

Contact:
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