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Title |
[Invoice, M. Hughes, General Furnishing Undertaker] |
Collection Name |
Miscellaneous Business Records |
Date |
March 27, 1888 |
Description |
This is an individual item contained within archival collection MS114. Printed and handwritten invoice. The invoice has an engraved illustration of a horse-drawn hearse in the upper left corner. Printed inscription surrounding the hearse illustration: "ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, LEAD / AND METALLIC COFFINS. / Shrouds, Collars, Scarfs & Gloves. / TERMS REASONABLE." Printed and handwritten inscription upper right: "Clifton, S.I., March 27th 1888 / M. James Mintagh / To M. HUGHES, DR. / GENERAL FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, / NO. 25 NEW YORK AVENUE, CLIFTON, STATEN ISLAND. / ORDERS RECEIVED FOR FLOWERS..." The invoice lists prices for a number of items, including two caskets, "Embalming & Keeping body," hearse, and 3 coaches. Signed at the bottom: "April 14th / 88 Received Payment / Martin Hughes." The reverse side is blank. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
7 x 8.625 |
Catalog Number |
X20.0048 |
Object Name |
Invoice |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS114.000 |
Subjects |
Funerary facilities Hearses |
Earliest Date |
1888 |
Latest Date |
1888 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2020. |