Perpetual Care Recepits, 1875 - 1981 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Herb Rubenstein

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Collection Overview

Title: Perpetual Care Recepits, 1875 - 1981

Extent: 7.0 Boxes

Subjects: Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History, Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.

Languages: English

Abstract

The Perpetual Care Receipts are records of trust funds for the care and maintenance of burial plots at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Perpetual Care Receipts are records of the respective estates of the owners of burial plots at Green-Wood Cemetery for the express purpose of perpetual care and maintenance of these plots.

The information on each of these receipts includes how the trust fund was set up, the name of the estate, the amount of money that was allocated for the trust and the lot number of the burial plot. These receipts are arranged in numerical order according to their respective account numbers.

Each of these receipts specify the how the money is to be allocated in the trust frund for the care of the lot. Some receipts specify particular types of maintenance work that is to be done for the perpetual care of the plot such as the cleaning of the stone work and the maintenance of the landscaping on the burial site.

Subject/Index Terms

Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--History
Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 1-1399],
[Box 2: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 1400-2299],
[Box 3: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 2300-3099],
[Box 4: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 3100-5199],
[Box 5: PerpetuaL Care Receipts (PC) - 5200-7299],
[Box 6: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 7300-9699],
[Box 7: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC - 9700-12819],
[All]

Box 1: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 1-1399

Folder 1: 1 to 799 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 800 to 1099 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 1100 to 1399 - PC Receipts

Box 2: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 1400-2299

Folder 1: 1400 to 1699 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 1700 to 1999 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 2000 to 2299 - PC Receipts

Box 3: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 2300-3099

Folder 1: 2300 to 2499 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 2500 to 2799 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 2800 to 3099 - PC Receipts

Box 4: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 3100-5199

Folder 1: 3100 to 3399 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 3400 to 3699 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 3700 to 3999 - PC Receipts
Folder 4: 4000 to 4299 - PC Receipts
Folder 5: 4300 to 4599 - PC Receipts
Folder 6: 4600 to 4899 - PC Receipts
Folder 7: 4900 to 5199 - PC Receipts

Box 5: PerpetuaL Care Receipts (PC) - 5200-7299

Folder 1: 5200 to 5499 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 5500 to 5799 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 5900 to 6099 - PC Receipts
Folder 4: 6100 to 6399 - PC Receipts
Folder 5: 6400 to 6699 - PC Receipts
Folder 6: 6700 to 6999 - PC Receipts
Folder 7: 7000 to 7299 - PC Receipts

Box 6: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC) - 7300-9699

Folder 1: 7300 to 7599 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 7600 to 7899 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 7900 to 8199 - PC Receipts
Folder 4: 8200 to 8499 - PC Receipts
Folder 5: 8500 to 8799 - PC Receipts
Folder 6: 8800 to 9099 - PC Receipts
Folder 7: 9100 to 8399 - PC Receipts
Folder 8: 9400 to 9699 - PC Receipts

Box 7: Perpetual Care Receipts (PC - 9700-12819

Folder 1: 9700 to 9999 - PC Receipts
Folder 2: 10000 to 10299 - PC Receipts
Folder 3: 10300 to 10799 - PC Receipts
Folder 4: 10800 to 11223 - PC Receipts
Folder 5: 11224 to 11865 - PC Receipts
Folder 6: 11866 to 12199 - PC Receipts
Folder 7: 12200 to 12458 - PC Receipts
Folder 8: 12459 to 12819 - PC Receipts