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By Veronica Benjou, Shirra Rockwood, and Lisa M. Novak, Pratt School of Information Interns
Collection Overview
Title: Receipts for Interment Books, April 19, 1854 - December 31, 1968
Extent: 105.0 Boxes
Arrangement: By box number, chronologically.
Subjects: Bookkeeping, Brooklyn--New York, N.Y., Burial, Burial statistics, Business--Records, Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History, Cemeteries--Recording--New York State, Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y., Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Abstract
The Receipts for Interment series contains the daily records of graves opened for burial or new graves sold at Green-Wood Cemetery. The Receipt Books were used by the staff at Green-Wood to record payments on purchases of new graves in a public lot, or to reopen a single grave for burial in a public or private lot. They represent payments made to undertakers for the service of opening/re-opening a grave. It isn’t entirely clear from the entries what the specific accounting method was. Probably the most significant piece of information is the listing of undertaker’s names, as this continues to be a source of interest for researchers. Also, the entries provide further evidence of ownership, indicating who was authorized to open a grave. The series is comprised of single-sided log book entries that include the date, full name, lot, grave, when paid, what paid, undertaker, and remarks. Bound in leather, covered in cloth. Paper in good condition, bindings in poor condition.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Receipts for Interment series contains the daily records of graves opened for burial or new graves sold at Green-Wood Cemetery. The Receipt Books were used by the staff at Green-Wood to record payments on purchases of new graves in a public lot, or to reopen a single grave for burial in a public or private lot.
The series is comprised of 105 boxes containing 110 volumes. The boxes are arranged in chronological order by interment date, as are the receipts within each volume. The oldest volumes are handwritten and provide basic information such as interment date, name of interred, grave number, undertaker, and date paid. At the top and bottom of each page a running total of the payments for that month is calculated, and each month a new running total begins. Later volumes contain printed, form receipts. These receipts provide the same basic information as the older volumes, in addition to details of the burial such as use of lowering device, tent or chapel. The series reflects how the cemetery burial procedures, options and costs have changed through the years. For example, around 1941 the “perpetual care of lot” option was removed from receipts and kept track of separately; see “Perpetual Care” series 013-2013, 022-2013 and 025-2013.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Processing Information:
Accession #: 028-2013
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: April 19, 1854- November 19, 1856],
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Box 2: November 20, 1856 - May 12, 1859],
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Box 3: May 13, 1859 - July 1, 1861],
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Box 4: July 1, 1861 - October 30, 1863],
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Box 5: October 30, 1863 - November 30, 1865],
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Box 6: December 1, 1865 - May 27, 1868],
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Box 7: May 28, 1868 - November 12, 1870],
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Box 8: November 30, 1870 - July 10, 1873],
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Box 9: March 1, 1876 - February 27, 1879],
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Box 10: February 28, 1879 - January 4, 1882],
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Box 11: January 11, 1882 - November 11, 1884],
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Box 12: October 3, 1884 - August 21, 1887],
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Box 13: August 30, 1887 - May 6, 1890],
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Box 14: May 6, 1890 - December 13, 1892],
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Box 15: December 4, 1892 - December 30, 1898],
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Box 16: January 17, 1899 - April 28, 1905],
[
Box 17: April 29, 1905 - August 27, 1912],
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Box 18: August 27, 1912 - November 24, 1920],
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Box 19: November 24, 1920 - February 23, 1957],
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Box 20: November 10, 1936 - February 24, 1937],
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Box 21: February 24, 1937 - June 26, 1937],
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Box 22: June 26, 1937 - November 11, 1937],
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Box 23: November 11, 1937 - March 12, 1938],
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Box 24: March 12, 1938 - July 18, 1938],
[
Box 25: July 18, 1938 - December 13, 1938],
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Box 26: December 13, 1938 - April 19, 1939],
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Box 27: April 20, 1939 - September 5, 1939],
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Box 28: September 5, 1939 - January 24, 1940],
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Box 29: January 24, 1940 - June 1, 1940],
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Box 30: June 1, 1940 - October 24, 1940],
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Box 31: October 24, 1940 - March 10, 1941],
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Box 32: March 10, 1941 - August 7, 1941],
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Box 33: August 7, 1941 - January 5, 1942],
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Box 34: January 5, 1942 - May 23, 1942],
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Box 35: May 23, 1942 - October 29, 1942],
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Box 36: October 29, 1942 - March 19, 1943],
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Box 37: March 19, 1943 - August 13, 1943],
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Box 38: August 14, 1943 - January 5, 1944],
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Box 39: January 5, 1944 - May 13, 1944],
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Box 40: May 13, 1944 - October 25, 1944],
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Box 41: October 25, 1944 - March 17, 1945],
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Box 42: March 17, 1945 - August 14, 1945],
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Box 43: August 14, 1945 - January 8, 1946],
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Box 44: January 8, 1946 - May 28, 1946],
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Box 45: May 28, 1946 - October 31, 1946],
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Box 46: October 31, 1946 - March 22, 1947],
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Box 47: March 22, 1947 - August 23, 1947],
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Box 48: August 25, 1947 - January 26, 1948],
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Box 49: January 26, 1948 - June 15, 1948],
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Box 50: June 16, 1948 - November 13, 1948],
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Box 51: November 13, 1948 - April 14, 1949],
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Box 52: April 14, 1949 - September 17, 1949],
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Box 53: September 17, 1949 - March 30, 1950],
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Box 54: March 3, 1950 - August 9, 1950],
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Box 55: August 10, 1950 - February 8, 1951],
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Box 56: February 9, 1951 - July 14, 1951],
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Box 57: July 14, 1951 - December 24, 1951],
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Box 58: December 24, 1951 - May 27, 1952],
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Box 59: May 28, 1952 - November 28, 1952],
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Box 60: Empty binder],
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Box 61: May 4, 1953 - November 4, 1953],
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Box 62: November 4, 1953 - April 29, 1954],
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Box 63: April 30, 1954 - November 5, 1954],
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Box 64: April 22, 1955 - October 14, 1955],
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Box 65: November 5, 1954 - April 21, 1955],
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Box 66: October 14, 1955 - March 3, 1956],
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Box 67: March 3, 1956 - July 10, 1956],
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Box 68: July 10, 1956 - November 28, 1956],
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Box 69: November 28, 1956 - March 27, 1957],
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Box 70: March 27, 1957 - August 8, 1957],
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Box 71: August 8, 1957 - December 17, 1957],
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Box 72: December 17, 1957 - April 10, 1958],
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Box 73: April 10, 1958 - August 28, 1958],
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Box 74: August 28, 1958 - January 2, 1959],
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Box 75: January 2, 1959 - April 30, 1959],
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Box 76: May 1, 1959 - September 12, 1959],
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Box 77: September 12, 1959 - January 13, 1960],
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Box 78: January 23, 1960 - May 31, 1960],
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Box 79: May 31, 1960 - October 26, 1960],
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Box 80: October 26, 1960 - March 3, 1961],
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Box 81: March 10, 1961 - July 17, 1961],
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Box 82: July 17, 1961 - December 9, 1961],
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Box 83: December 9, 1961 - April 25, 1962],
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Box 84: April 25, 1962 - September 17, 1962],
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Box 85: July 17, 1962 - January 31, 1963],
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Box 86: January 31, 1963 - June 4, 1963],
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Box 87: June 4, 1963 - October 30, 1963],
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Box 88: October 31, 1963 - March 25, 1964],
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Box 89: March 25, 1964 - August 22, 1964],
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Box 90: August 23, 1964 - January 14, 1965],
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Box 91: January 14, 1965 - June 1, 1965],
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Box 92: June 1, 1965 - October 24, 1965],
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Box 93: October 24, 1965 - March 14, 1966],
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Box 94: March 14, 1966 - May 13, 1966],
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Box 95: May 14, 1966 - July 19, 1966],
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Box 96: July 19, 1966 - October 18, 1966],
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Box 97: October 18, 1966 - January 6, 1967],
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Box 98: January 6, 1967 - April 4, 1967],
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Box 99: April 4, 1967 - June 19, 1967],
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Box 100: June 20, 1967 - September 18, 1967],
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Box 101: September 18, 1967 - December 18, 1967],
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Box 102: December 18, 1967 - March 16, 1968],
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Box 103: March 16, 1968 - June 14, 1968],
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Box 104: June 14, 1968 - September 23, 1968],
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Box 105: September 23, 1968 - December 31, 1968],
[All]
- Box 1: April 19, 1854- November 19, 1856
- Box 2: November 20, 1856 - May 12, 1859
- Box 3: May 13, 1859 - July 1, 1861
- Box 4: July 1, 1861 - October 30, 1863
- Box 5: October 30, 1863 - November 30, 1865
- Box 6: December 1, 1865 - May 27, 1868
- Box 7: May 28, 1868 - November 12, 1870
- Box 8: November 30, 1870 - July 10, 1873
- Box 9: March 1, 1876 - February 27, 1879
- Box 10: February 28, 1879 - January 4, 1882
- Box 11: January 11, 1882 - November 11, 1884
- Box 12: October 3, 1884 - August 21, 1887
- Box 13: August 30, 1887 - May 6, 1890
- Box 14: May 6, 1890 - December 13, 1892
- Box 15: December 4, 1892 - December 30, 1898
Book 1: December 4, 1892 - November 7, 1895
Book 2: November 19, 1895 - December 30, 1898
- Box 16: January 17, 1899 - April 28, 1905
Book 1: January 17, 1899 - February 11, 1902
Book 2: February 5, 1902 - April 28, 1905
- Box 17: April 29, 1905 - August 27, 1912
Book 1: April 29, 1905 - November 11, 1908
Book 2: November 24, 1908 - August 27, 1912
- Box 18: August 27, 1912 - November 24, 1920
Book 1: August 27, 1912 - January 22, 1916
Book 2: June 27, 1916 - November 24, 1920
- Box 19: November 24, 1920 - February 23, 1957
Book 1: November 24, 1920 - November 30, 1926
Book 2: August 21, 1945 - February 23, 1957
- Box 20: November 10, 1936 - February 24, 1937
- Box 21: February 24, 1937 - June 26, 1937
- Box 22: June 26, 1937 - November 11, 1937
- Box 23: November 11, 1937 - March 12, 1938
- Box 24: March 12, 1938 - July 18, 1938
- Box 25: July 18, 1938 - December 13, 1938
- Box 26: December 13, 1938 - April 19, 1939
- Box 27: April 20, 1939 - September 5, 1939
- Box 28: September 5, 1939 - January 24, 1940
- Box 29: January 24, 1940 - June 1, 1940
- Box 30: June 1, 1940 - October 24, 1940
- Box 31: October 24, 1940 - March 10, 1941
- Box 32: March 10, 1941 - August 7, 1941
- Box 33: August 7, 1941 - January 5, 1942
- Box 34: January 5, 1942 - May 23, 1942
- Box 35: May 23, 1942 - October 29, 1942
- Box 36: October 29, 1942 - March 19, 1943
- Box 37: March 19, 1943 - August 13, 1943
- Box 38: August 14, 1943 - January 5, 1944
- Box 39: January 5, 1944 - May 13, 1944
- Box 40: May 13, 1944 - October 25, 1944
- Box 41: October 25, 1944 - March 17, 1945
- Box 42: March 17, 1945 - August 14, 1945
- Box 43: August 14, 1945 - January 8, 1946
- Box 44: January 8, 1946 - May 28, 1946
- Box 45: May 28, 1946 - October 31, 1946
- Box 46: October 31, 1946 - March 22, 1947
- Box 47: March 22, 1947 - August 23, 1947
- Box 48: August 25, 1947 - January 26, 1948
- Box 49: January 26, 1948 - June 15, 1948
- Box 50: June 16, 1948 - November 13, 1948
- Box 51: November 13, 1948 - April 14, 1949
- Box 52: April 14, 1949 - September 17, 1949
- Box 53: September 17, 1949 - March 30, 1950
- Box 54: March 3, 1950 - August 9, 1950
- Box 55: August 10, 1950 - February 8, 1951
- Box 56: February 9, 1951 - July 14, 1951
- Box 57: July 14, 1951 - December 24, 1951
- Box 58: December 24, 1951 - May 27, 1952
- Box 59: May 28, 1952 - November 28, 1952
- Box 60: Empty binder
- Box 61: May 4, 1953 - November 4, 1953
- Box 62: November 4, 1953 - April 29, 1954
- Box 63: April 30, 1954 - November 5, 1954
- Box 64: April 22, 1955 - October 14, 1955
- Box 65: November 5, 1954 - April 21, 1955
- Box 66: October 14, 1955 - March 3, 1956
- Box 67: March 3, 1956 - July 10, 1956
- Box 68: July 10, 1956 - November 28, 1956
- Box 69: November 28, 1956 - March 27, 1957
- Box 70: March 27, 1957 - August 8, 1957
- Box 71: August 8, 1957 - December 17, 1957
- Box 72: December 17, 1957 - April 10, 1958
- Box 73: April 10, 1958 - August 28, 1958
- Box 74: August 28, 1958 - January 2, 1959
- Box 75: January 2, 1959 - April 30, 1959
- Box 76: May 1, 1959 - September 12, 1959
- Box 77: September 12, 1959 - January 13, 1960
- Box 78: January 23, 1960 - May 31, 1960
- Box 79: May 31, 1960 - October 26, 1960
- Box 80: October 26, 1960 - March 3, 1961
- Box 81: March 10, 1961 - July 17, 1961
- Box 82: July 17, 1961 - December 9, 1961
- Box 83: December 9, 1961 - April 25, 1962
- Box 84: April 25, 1962 - September 17, 1962
- Box 85: July 17, 1962 - January 31, 1963
- Box 86: January 31, 1963 - June 4, 1963
- Box 87: June 4, 1963 - October 30, 1963
- Box 88: October 31, 1963 - March 25, 1964
- Box 89: March 25, 1964 - August 22, 1964
- Box 90: August 23, 1964 - January 14, 1965
- Box 91: January 14, 1965 - June 1, 1965
- Box 92: June 1, 1965 - October 24, 1965
- Box 93: October 24, 1965 - March 14, 1966
- Box 94: March 14, 1966 - May 13, 1966
- Box 95: May 14, 1966 - July 19, 1966
- Box 96: July 19, 1966 - October 18, 1966
- Box 97: October 18, 1966 - January 6, 1967
- Box 98: January 6, 1967 - April 4, 1967
- Box 99: April 4, 1967 - June 19, 1967
- Box 100: June 20, 1967 - September 18, 1967
- Box 101: September 18, 1967 - December 18, 1967
- Box 102: December 18, 1967 - March 16, 1968
- Box 103: March 16, 1968 - June 14, 1968
- Box 104: June 14, 1968 - September 23, 1968
- Box 105: September 23, 1968 - December 31, 1968
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: April 19, 1854- November 19, 1856],
[
Box 2: November 20, 1856 - May 12, 1859],
[
Box 3: May 13, 1859 - July 1, 1861],
[
Box 4: July 1, 1861 - October 30, 1863],
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Box 5: October 30, 1863 - November 30, 1865],
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Box 6: December 1, 1865 - May 27, 1868],
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Box 7: May 28, 1868 - November 12, 1870],
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Box 8: November 30, 1870 - July 10, 1873],
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Box 9: March 1, 1876 - February 27, 1879],
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Box 10: February 28, 1879 - January 4, 1882],
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Box 11: January 11, 1882 - November 11, 1884],
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Box 12: October 3, 1884 - August 21, 1887],
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Box 13: August 30, 1887 - May 6, 1890],
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Box 14: May 6, 1890 - December 13, 1892],
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Box 15: December 4, 1892 - December 30, 1898],
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Box 16: January 17, 1899 - April 28, 1905],
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Box 17: April 29, 1905 - August 27, 1912],
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Box 18: August 27, 1912 - November 24, 1920],
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Box 19: November 24, 1920 - February 23, 1957],
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Box 20: November 10, 1936 - February 24, 1937],
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Box 21: February 24, 1937 - June 26, 1937],
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Box 22: June 26, 1937 - November 11, 1937],
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Box 23: November 11, 1937 - March 12, 1938],
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Box 24: March 12, 1938 - July 18, 1938],
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Box 25: July 18, 1938 - December 13, 1938],
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Box 26: December 13, 1938 - April 19, 1939],
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Box 27: April 20, 1939 - September 5, 1939],
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Box 28: September 5, 1939 - January 24, 1940],
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Box 29: January 24, 1940 - June 1, 1940],
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Box 30: June 1, 1940 - October 24, 1940],
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Box 31: October 24, 1940 - March 10, 1941],
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Box 32: March 10, 1941 - August 7, 1941],
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Box 33: August 7, 1941 - January 5, 1942],
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Box 34: January 5, 1942 - May 23, 1942],
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Box 35: May 23, 1942 - October 29, 1942],
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Box 36: October 29, 1942 - March 19, 1943],
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Box 37: March 19, 1943 - August 13, 1943],
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Box 38: August 14, 1943 - January 5, 1944],
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Box 39: January 5, 1944 - May 13, 1944],
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Box 40: May 13, 1944 - October 25, 1944],
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Box 41: October 25, 1944 - March 17, 1945],
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Box 42: March 17, 1945 - August 14, 1945],
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Box 43: August 14, 1945 - January 8, 1946],
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Box 44: January 8, 1946 - May 28, 1946],
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Box 45: May 28, 1946 - October 31, 1946],
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Box 46: October 31, 1946 - March 22, 1947],
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Box 47: March 22, 1947 - August 23, 1947],
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Box 48: August 25, 1947 - January 26, 1948],
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Box 49: January 26, 1948 - June 15, 1948],
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Box 50: June 16, 1948 - November 13, 1948],
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Box 51: November 13, 1948 - April 14, 1949],
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Box 52: April 14, 1949 - September 17, 1949],
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Box 53: September 17, 1949 - March 30, 1950],
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Box 54: March 3, 1950 - August 9, 1950],
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Box 55: August 10, 1950 - February 8, 1951],
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Box 56: February 9, 1951 - July 14, 1951],
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Box 57: July 14, 1951 - December 24, 1951],
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Box 58: December 24, 1951 - May 27, 1952],
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Box 59: May 28, 1952 - November 28, 1952],
[
Box 60: Empty binder],
[
Box 61: May 4, 1953 - November 4, 1953],
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Box 62: November 4, 1953 - April 29, 1954],
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Box 63: April 30, 1954 - November 5, 1954],
[
Box 64: April 22, 1955 - October 14, 1955],
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Box 65: November 5, 1954 - April 21, 1955],
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Box 66: October 14, 1955 - March 3, 1956],
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Box 67: March 3, 1956 - July 10, 1956],
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Box 68: July 10, 1956 - November 28, 1956],
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Box 69: November 28, 1956 - March 27, 1957],
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Box 70: March 27, 1957 - August 8, 1957],
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Box 71: August 8, 1957 - December 17, 1957],
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Box 72: December 17, 1957 - April 10, 1958],
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Box 73: April 10, 1958 - August 28, 1958],
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Box 74: August 28, 1958 - January 2, 1959],
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Box 75: January 2, 1959 - April 30, 1959],
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Box 76: May 1, 1959 - September 12, 1959],
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Box 77: September 12, 1959 - January 13, 1960],
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Box 78: January 23, 1960 - May 31, 1960],
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Box 79: May 31, 1960 - October 26, 1960],
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Box 80: October 26, 1960 - March 3, 1961],
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Box 81: March 10, 1961 - July 17, 1961],
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Box 82: July 17, 1961 - December 9, 1961],
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Box 83: December 9, 1961 - April 25, 1962],
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Box 84: April 25, 1962 - September 17, 1962],
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Box 85: July 17, 1962 - January 31, 1963],
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Box 86: January 31, 1963 - June 4, 1963],
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Box 87: June 4, 1963 - October 30, 1963],
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Box 88: October 31, 1963 - March 25, 1964],
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Box 89: March 25, 1964 - August 22, 1964],
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Box 90: August 23, 1964 - January 14, 1965],
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Box 91: January 14, 1965 - June 1, 1965],
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Box 92: June 1, 1965 - October 24, 1965],
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Box 93: October 24, 1965 - March 14, 1966],
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Box 94: March 14, 1966 - May 13, 1966],
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Box 95: May 14, 1966 - July 19, 1966],
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Box 96: July 19, 1966 - October 18, 1966],
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Box 97: October 18, 1966 - January 6, 1967],
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Box 98: January 6, 1967 - April 4, 1967],
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Box 99: April 4, 1967 - June 19, 1967],
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Box 100: June 20, 1967 - September 18, 1967],
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Box 101: September 18, 1967 - December 18, 1967],
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Box 102: December 18, 1967 - March 16, 1968],
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Box 103: March 16, 1968 - June 14, 1968],
[
Box 104: June 14, 1968 - September 23, 1968],
[
Box 105: September 23, 1968 - December 31, 1968],
[All]
