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- African American businesses -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- History -- 20th century -- Archives (567)
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Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company
Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Invoice stating Waycross Casket Company, Waycross, Georgia sold listed supplies to Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida. Cost: 25.00. Stamp and Handwritten note on front: Feb. 26, 1925 Paid [C.M.B.]. Notations on back. Date: February 13, 1925
Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company
Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Invoice stating Waycross Casket Company, Waycross, Georgia, sold listed funeral supply to Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida. Price: $75.00. Handwritten note on front: Paid [C.M.B.], stamped FEB 26 1926
Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company
Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Invoice stating Waycross Casket Company, Waycross, Georgia, sold listed funeral supplies to Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida. Price: $230.00. Handwritten notes on front include math notations. Stamped paid date on front: FEB 26 1925. Date: January 26, 1925
The Third Birth Of A Nation, S. R. Cassius
Invoice For Funeral Services For C.J. Black, Holmes Funeral Home
Invoice For Funeral Services For C.J. Black, Holmes Funeral Home
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Bill listing services provided by Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida, for the Mr. C.J. Black. Date: December 4, 1924
Uniform Straight Bill Of Lading, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Uniform Straight Bill Of Lading, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Bill of Lading listing funeral supplies sent from Waycross Casket Company, Waycross, Georgia, via Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida. Date: September 19, 1924
Francis P. L'Engle - Mrs. T.H.B. Walker, August 29, 1924, Francis P. L'Engle
Francis P. L'Engle - Mrs. T.H.B. Walker, August 29, 1924, Francis P. L'Engle
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence: Letter from Francis P. L-Engle, Attorney and Counselor of Law, Jacksonville, Florida, renewal inquiry and payment request of interest note ($40).
H. H. Simmons Realty Company - Rosie Holmes Walker, May 29, 1924, H. H. Simmons
H. H. Simmons Realty Company - Rosie Holmes Walker, May 29, 1924, H. H. Simmons
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence: Letter and bill from H.H. Simmons, President, H.H. Simmons Realty Company, 25 North Ocean Street, Jacksonville Florida to Rosa G. Holmes Walker regarding mortgage payment.
James Cunningham Son & Company Automobiles - J.C. Holmes Company, February 8, 1924, James Cunningham Son & Company
James Cunningham Son & Company Automobiles - J.C. Holmes Company, February 8, 1924, James Cunningham Son & Company
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence: Partial Letter on letterhead for James Cunningham Son & Company Automobiles, Geo. W. Costello, distributor, 2341-2345 South Michigan Boulevard, Chicago (Illinois). Factory: Rochester N.Y, addressed to J.C. Holmes Company Jacksonville Florida.
Documentation Of Payment For Services, Lawson L. Pratt - Various People, Lawson L. Pratt
Documentation Of Payment For Services, Lawson L. Pratt - Various People, Lawson L. Pratt
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Handwritten note and receipts stating proof of payment to Lawton L. Pratt, Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer for embalming, transportation and other services. Handwritten notations on back of some receipts Date: 1924
Estella Bentley- Mrs. Holmes, November 16, 1923, Estella Bentley
Estella Bentley- Mrs. Holmes, November 16, 1923, Estella Bentley
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence: Card from Estella Bentley, Madison, Florida, referencing money owed to Rosa G. Holmes Walker.
Payment, Holmes Funeral Directors- C. A. Atkins, Holmes Funeral Directors
Payment, Holmes Funeral Directors- C. A. Atkins, Holmes Funeral Directors
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Check: Holmes Funeral Directors payment to C.A. Atkins, The Barnett National Bank of Jacksonville. Date: September 21, 1923
Law Offices Of C.M. Cooper, Chas. P. & J.J.G. Cooper - Mrs. Rosa Holmes Walker, May 29, 1923, C. M. Cooper
Law Offices Of C.M. Cooper, Chas. P. & J.J.G. Cooper - Mrs. Rosa Holmes Walker, May 29, 1923, C. M. Cooper
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence Letter from C.M. Cooper, Law Offices of C.M. Cooper, Chas. P. & J.J.G. Cooper, Jacksonville Florida, requesting payment from Rosa Holmes Walker on $1500.00 payable to Rosa L. Cooper. Payment to be made to Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville.
Payment, Holmes Funeral Directors- C. A. Atkins, Holmes Funeral Directors
Payment, Holmes Funeral Directors- C. A. Atkins, Holmes Funeral Directors
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Check: Holmes Funeral Directors payment to C.A. Atkins, The Barnett National Bank of Jacksonville. Date: February 6, 1923
Payment, Holmes Funeral Directors- C. A. Atkins, Holmes Funeral Directors
Payment, Holmes Funeral Directors- C. A. Atkins, Holmes Funeral Directors
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Check: Holmes Funeral Directors payment to C.A. Atkins, The Barnett National Bank of Jacksonville Date: January 20, 1923
Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Sketch Of The Life Of Samuel Morris, T. C. Reade
Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Sketch Of The Life Of Samuel Morris, T. C. Reade
Samuel Morris Collection
A biography written by Taylor University president Thaddeus C. Reade about the life of Samuel Morris.
Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Born Of The Spirit, Led By The Spirit, Filled With The Spirit, T. C. Reade
Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Born Of The Spirit, Led By The Spirit, Filled With The Spirit, T. C. Reade
Samuel Morris Collection
A biography of Samuel Morris written by T.C. Reade of Taylor University.
Allen J. Smith & Company - J. C. Holmes & Co., November 10, 1919, Allen J. Smith
Allen J. Smith & Company - J. C. Holmes & Co., November 10, 1919, Allen J. Smith
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence: Letter regarding payment and shipment of on [Herse] as per contract.
Leila E. Brown - Not Stated, October 20, 1917, Leah E. Brown
Leila E. Brown - Not Stated, October 20, 1917, Leah E. Brown
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Correspondence: Handwritten note in reply to telegram sent with pricing, sent from 758 East 229 St., New York City.
Contract For Memorial Cemetery Lot, Memorial Cemetery Association
Contract For Memorial Cemetery Lot, Memorial Cemetery Association
Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943
Document: Payment Contract stating E.W. Kinard agrees to pay Memorial Cemetery Association, monthly for lot sold by Holmes. Date: January 24, 1917
The New Map Of Africa: 1900-1916, Herbert Adams Gibbons Phd
The New Map Of Africa: 1900-1916, Herbert Adams Gibbons Phd
Osher Map Library Collection Books
Fill title:
The New Map of Africa (1900-1916): A History of European Colonial Expansion and Colonial Diplomacy
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Paul M. Warburg, January 15, 1910, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Paul M. Warburg, January 15, 1910, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Other Correspondence
The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Paul M. Warburg concerning the possibility of American bankers providing a loan to the Republic of Liberia.
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To James Houston Eccleston, May 11, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To James Houston Eccleston, May 11, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Other Correspondence
The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Reverend J. H. Eccleston concerning information about Liberia.
Samuel Morris Or A Holy Ghost Life, D E. Reed
Samuel Morris Or A Holy Ghost Life, D E. Reed
Samuel Morris Collection
A short booklet about the life of Samuel Morris. It was a part of a series of The Beautiful Life Booklets, a series of attractive stories of unquestioned merit as helps in spiritual life.
Fictional Advertisement, An Illustration From "Tom Clifton...." By Warren Lee Goss, 1892: "Gang Of 25 Sea Island Cotton And Rice Negroes", Warren Lee Goss
Fictional Advertisement, An Illustration From "Tom Clifton...." By Warren Lee Goss, 1892: "Gang Of 25 Sea Island Cotton And Rice Negroes", Warren Lee Goss
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
This item was originally created and disseminated as an illustration in the novel Tom Clifton, or, Western boys in Grant and Sherman's army, '61-'65, by Warren Lee Goss, published in 1892. The advertisement appeared on an unnumbered page in chapter 7.
This is a fictional advertisement for a sale of 25 enslaved people in Charleston, S.C. at Ryan's Mart on Chalmers Street, September 25, 1852.
Leek Plantation Freedmen's Bureau Ledger, 1867
Leek Plantation Freedmen's Bureau Ledger, 1867
Leek Plantation Freedman's Bureau ledger, 1867
Bound ledger listing the names of freedmen working at Leek's Plantation in eastern Pulaski County, Arkansas, as well as the amount of provisions, clothing, medicines, ginning, and interest advanced to them.
Runaway Slave Broadside From Clay County, Missouri, Dated July 14, 1860., Gideon Thompson
Runaway Slave Broadside From Clay County, Missouri, Dated July 14, 1860., Gideon Thompson
Documents Related to Slavery
RANAWAY
FROM the residence of the undersigned, one mile north of Barry, Clay county, Mis- souri, on the night of the 13th inst., a mulatto negro girl named
VERCILLA,
aged about 17 years, weighs about 135 lbs., and has a scar on her left jaw. ..A liberal reward will be given for the delivery of said negro girl to me, or her confinement so that I can get her
GIDEON THOMPSON. Clay Co., Mo., July 14, 1860.
Manuscript, Partly Printed Document Authorizing The Seizure Of 2 Slaves, 3 Horses, 80 Head Of Cattle, And Sixty Head Of Hogs, In Payment Of A Debt Owed By William Garborough And Hugh Rusk To William A. Austin, Jackson County, Florida, Dated January 22, 1858., William A. Austin
Documents Related to Slavery
State of Florida Know all men by these presents that Jackson County We William Garbrough and Hugh Rusk bound unto William A Austin by the sum of two hundred dollars and ... cents for the payment whereof well and truly to be made. we bind, ourselves. our heirs. executors and administrators. jointly and severally. firmly by these presents. signed and sealed this twenty second day of January A.D.1858 THE CONDITION OF .THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH; that whereas James Griffin. Sheriff of Jackson County. by virtue of an execution in favor of the said William A. Austin against the said …
The Past And The Present Condition, And The Destiny, Of The Colored Race, Henry Highland Garnet
The Past And The Present Condition, And The Destiny, Of The Colored Race, Henry Highland Garnet
Zea E-Books in American Studies
Henry Highland Garnet’s 1848 address to the Female Benevolent Society of Troy, New York, published that year, is an eloquent survey and reclaiming for the race of its share in the Western intellectual tradition. That the ancient Egyptians were Africans, that the Song of Solomon was addressed to an African woman, that the Ethiopians warriors were celebrated by Homer, that Moses’ wife was Ethiopian, that Hannibal, Terence, Euclid, Cyprian, Origen, and Augustine all were of African ancestry—these facts are adduced by Garnet to suggest both the heritage and the potential achievements of the Africans in America. Gar-net surveys the origin …
Liberian Literature, Lucian Minor