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 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