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Supply Order, Waycross Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, Waycross Casket Company Feb 1925

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 Jan 1925

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 Jan 1925

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 Jan 1925

The Third Birth Of A Nation, S. R. Cassius

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Invoice For Funeral Services For C.J. Black, Holmes Funeral Home Dec 1924

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 Sep 1924

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 Aug 1924

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 May 1924

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 Feb 1924

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 Jan 1924

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 Nov 1923

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 Sep 1923

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 May 1923

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 Feb 1923

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 Jan 1923

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 Jan 1922

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 Jan 1921

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 Nov 1919

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 Oct 1917

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 Jan 1917

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 Nov 1916

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 Jan 1910

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 May 1909

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 Jan 1908

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 Jan 1892

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 Oct 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 Jul 1860

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 Jan 1858

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 Dec 1847

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 Feb 1836

Liberian Literature, Lucian Minor

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.