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Payment, Mrs. R. Holmes Walker - Progressive Bank & Loan Assn. Oct 1926

Payment, Mrs. R. Holmes Walker - Progressive Bank & Loan Assn.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Check: R. H. Holmes Walker, Funeral Director. Pay to the order of Progressive Bank & Loan Assn., Peoples Bank of Jacksonville. Date: October 23, 1926


Advertisement, The Macmillan Company Publishers, September, 1926 Sep 1926

Advertisement, The Macmillan Company Publishers, September, 1926

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from The Macmillan Company advertising : Keys to Great Literature. Flyer announcing new and cheaper edition of key literary works.


Application, National Negro Blue Book - North Florida Edition, Florida Blue Book Publishing Co. Aug 1926

Application, National Negro Blue Book - North Florida Edition, Florida Blue Book Publishing Co.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Receipt stating Rosa G. Holmes Walker applied for a quarter page in the National Negro Blue book - North Florida Edition for the price of $7.00 cash Date: August 10, 1926


Estelle Harrison- Mrs. Walker, July 2, 1926, Estelle Harrison Jul 1926

Estelle Harrison- Mrs. Walker, July 2, 1926, Estelle Harrison

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter to Rosa G. Holmes Walker from Estelle Harrison and her sister


State Of Florida Comptroller's Office - Holmes Funeral Directors, June 30, 1926, Ernest Amos Jun 1926

State Of Florida Comptroller's Office - Holmes Funeral Directors, June 30, 1926, Ernest Amos

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from Ernest Amos, Comptroller, State of Florida Comptroller's Office, Tallahassee Florida, requesting tag number information on Reo Hearse Motor No. A-59225 from Holmes Funeral Directors, 621 West State Street Jacksonville, Florida


Voucher Of Burial Expenses Form: James Green, U. S. Veterans Bureau Jun 1926

Voucher Of Burial Expenses Form: James Green, U. S. Veterans Bureau

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Payment Voucher, U.S. Veterans Bureau Medical & Hospital Services, Voucher of Burial Expenses approved to pay Holmes Funeral Director, Jacksonville, Florida, $100 burial, funeral, and transportation expenses for James Green, World War Veteran Date: June 24, 1926


Invoice, City Of Jacksonville - Rosa Holmes Walker, City Of Jacksonville Jun 1926

Invoice, City Of Jacksonville - Rosa Holmes Walker, City Of Jacksonville

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Bill for sidewalk repair invoice from City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, for the cost of labor and material. Cost: $2.56. Date: June 23, 1926.


New York Ornament Co.- Holmes Funeral Director, June 9, 1926, New York Ornament Co. Jun 1926

New York Ornament Co.- Holmes Funeral Director, June 9, 1926, New York Ornament Co.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from New York Ornament and Co. acknowledgement of missing shipment to Holmes Funeral Directors.


R. H. Walker- Mrs. M. T. Taylor, June 5, 1926, R. H. Walker Jun 1926

R. H. Walker- Mrs. M. T. Taylor, June 5, 1926, R. H. Walker

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Typed letter from Rosa G. Holmes Walker requesting payment from Mrs. M.T. Taylor, Orlando, Florida. Includes handwritten response from Mrs. Taylor on the front and back of the original letter.


American Railway Express Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, May 24, 1926, C. W. Turner May 1926

American Railway Express Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, May 24, 1926, C. W. Turner

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from C.W. Turner, Superintendent, American Railway Express Company, Jacksonville Florida, request of payment.


Receipt, Lawton L. Pratt - Mrs. Hattie [Illegible], Lawton L. Pratt May 1926

Receipt, Lawton L. Pratt - Mrs. Hattie [Illegible], Lawton L. Pratt

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Receipt of payment stating proof of payment to Lawton L. Pratt, Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer, for embalming and service of body. Handwritten notations on back Date: May 20, 1926


Ellis, Curtis, & Kooker - Mrs. R.H. Walker, May 12, 1926, Ellis, Curtis & Kooker May 1926

Ellis, Curtis, & Kooker - Mrs. R.H. Walker, May 12, 1926, Ellis, Curtis & Kooker

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from Ellis, Curtis & Kooker, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Jacksonville, Florida, advising land surveyed and blueprints available.


S.J. Sampson - Holmes Funeral Directors, May 4, 1926, S. J. Sampson May 1926

S.J. Sampson - Holmes Funeral Directors, May 4, 1926, S. J. Sampson

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Handwritten letter: S.J. Sampson, Arch St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offer of discount on supplies with immediate payment.


National Wreath And Spray Company - Homes Funeral Home, April 26, 1926, National Wreath And Spray Company Apr 1926

National Wreath And Spray Company - Homes Funeral Home, April 26, 1926, National Wreath And Spray Company

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from [illegible], National Wreath and Spray Company, Cleveland, Ohio, regarding an order.


Myers & Myers Attorneys And Counsellors At Law - Mrs. R. Holmes Walker, April 24, 1926, W. B. Myers Apr 1926

Myers & Myers Attorneys And Counsellors At Law - Mrs. R. Holmes Walker, April 24, 1926, W. B. Myers

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from W.B. Myers, Myers and Myers Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Tallahassee, Florida, request an itemized statement as voucher to settle Tamsey Williams account.


Invoice For Wilhemina Small Cuthbert, Holmes Funeral Director Apr 1926

Invoice For Wilhemina Small Cuthbert, Holmes Funeral Director

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Bill listing services provided by Holmes Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer, Jacksonville, Florida, for the late Mrs. Wilhemina Small Cuthbert, daughter of Dr. W.C. Small -- Davis St. Date: April 18, 1926


Sumter Casket Company -Holmes Funeral Directors, April 17, 1926, H. L. Witherspoon Apr 1926

Sumter Casket Company -Holmes Funeral Directors, April 17, 1926, H. L. Witherspoon

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from H.L. Witherspoon, Manager, Sumter Casket Company, Sumter, South Carolina providing statement of account as requested to Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida.


Supplies Received, New Orleans Manufacturing Co. Apr 1926

Supplies Received, New Orleans Manufacturing Co.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Note: Handwritten list of funeral supplies received from New Orleans Manf. Co Date: April 10, 1926


Payment, Mrs. R. Holmes Walker - Georgie Walker Apr 1926

Payment, Mrs. R. Holmes Walker - Georgie Walker

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Check: R. H. Holmes Walker, Funeral Director. Pay to the order of Georgie Walker, Peoples Bank of Jacksonville. Date: April 9, 1926


American Red Cross - Holmes Funeral Directors, March 30, 1926, Mrs. Brownie Dickson Schaefer Mar 1926

American Red Cross - Holmes Funeral Directors, March 30, 1926, Mrs. Brownie Dickson Schaefer

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from American Red Cross, Jacksonville, Florida, requesting an itemized statement of funeral expenses for Dave Richardson. Payment to be sent to Holmes Funeral Directors after approval of expenses by the Veterans Bureau.


Evergreen Cemetery Association - Holmes Funeral Directors, April 28, 1926, G. H. Wall Mar 1926

Evergreen Cemetery Association - Holmes Funeral Directors, April 28, 1926, G. H. Wall

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: G.H. Wall, General Manager, Evergreen Cemetery Association, Jacksonville Florida requests Holmes Funeral Directors arrange to get permits for burials.


Supplies Received, Waycross Casket Co. Mar 1926

Supplies Received, Waycross Casket Co.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Note: Handwritten note listing supplies from Waycross Casket Co. received - 4 cut shrine, 5 rolls of Bleaching. Written note on back of Peoples Bank of Jacksonville of Jacksonville Florida, deposit slip Date: March 22, 1926


Invoice For Funeral Services For Adam J. Jackson, Holmes Funeral Director Mar 1926

Invoice For Funeral Services For Adam J. Jackson, Holmes Funeral Director

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Bill from Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida, for the late Mr. Adam J. Jackson. Date: March 19, 1926


Gate City Coffin Company- J.C. Holmes Co., March 11, 1926, Gate City Coffin Company Mar 1926

Gate City Coffin Company- J.C. Holmes Co., March 11, 1926, Gate City Coffin Company

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from Gate City Coffin Company, Atlanta, Georgia request for payment from J.C. Holmes, Jacksonville, Florida on items delivered in 1925


Holmes Funeral Director - Way-Cross Casket Co., March 5, 1926, Holmes Funeral Director Mar 1926

Holmes Funeral Director - Way-Cross Casket Co., March 5, 1926, Holmes Funeral Director

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from Holmes Funeral Director, Jacksonville, Florida to Way-Cross Casket Co., Waycross Georgia, regarding statements from January 1, 1925-December 31, 1925 of all goods purchased. Includes a list of invoices marked paid and marked not paid for 1925.


Gate City Coffin Company - J.C. Holmes Co., March 5, 1926, Gate City Coffin Company Mar 1926

Gate City Coffin Company - J.C. Holmes Co., March 5, 1926, Gate City Coffin Company

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter from Gate City Coffin Company, Atlanta, Georgia to J.C. Holmes Co., Jacksonville, Florida. regarding payment due.


Supply Order, National Casket Company - Rosa Holmes Walker, National Casket Company Mar 1926

Supply Order, National Casket Company - Rosa Holmes Walker, National Casket Company

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document Invoice stating National Casket Company, New York, New York, sold listed morgue table to Rosa G. Holmes Walker. Date: March 5, 1926


Receipt, Bright Star Of East - Mrs. R. H. Walker Mar 1926

Receipt, Bright Star Of East - Mrs. R. H. Walker

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Receipt of payment for Forty dollars "received of Mrs. R.H. Walker" from Bright Star of East Mr. B.F. [Illegible]. S.N. Signed by Mamie Baker. Date: March 1, 1926


Supplies Received, Southern Coffin Co. Mar 1926

Supplies Received, Southern Coffin Co.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Note: Handwritten list of supplies from Southern Casket Co. received - 3 caskets, half dozen of white robes, half dozen white robes, 1 casket. Handwritten note on back of Peoples Bank of Jacksonville of Jacksonville Florida, deposit slip. Date: March 1926


Invoice For Funeral Services For T. Gibson, Holmes Funeral Director Feb 1926

Invoice For Funeral Services For T. Gibson, Holmes Funeral Director

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Bill listing services provided by Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida, for the late T. Gibson. Date: February 25, 1926