Baseball Players Burial Orders, 1873-1932 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Maria Marshall, Daniel Maye, Elizabeth Trammell, and Kelly Kubiak, Pratt School of Information Interns; Sara Fetherolf, Brooklyn College Intern

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Scope and Contents of the Materials

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Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Babcock, William V. (Lot 29702)

Order for post and bars to be erected on plot (7/15/1897)

Order for monument to be erected (7/15/1897)

Request to remove flower and plants from plot (10/16/1885)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 2: Bloomfield, John J. (Lot 14258)

Note requesting the cemetery to open grave for the remains of son, Harry H. Bloomfield and signed by John J. Bloomfield (n.d.)

Photocopy of page 49 from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 3: Boerum, Folkent (Lot 20668)

Permit for Thomas Pittbladdo to build foundation and set stone (11/7/1900)

Folder 4: Boerum, Folkent (Lot 20668)

Burial Order for Folkent Boerum (9/30/1900)

Photocopy of excerpt from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 5: Cammeyer, William H.  (Lot 25054)

Letter requesting the grave to be opened for the remains of Margaret Truceddale Gray as directed by heir. Signed “Wm. H. Cammeyer.”  Contains lot diagram locating where to open grave (4/29/1895)

Letter requesting grave to be opened to receive the remains of William H. Cammeyer and signed by Mrs. Margaret Cammeyer (9/5/1898)

Photocopy of page 115 from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 6: Chadwick, Henry (Lot 32004)

Letter from WCE AJS to Green-Wood Cemetery Association notifying the cemetery that an inscription for Jane Botts, wife of Henry Chadwick will be added to the Chadwick monument (4/17/1916)

Folder 7: Chadwick, Henry (Lot 32004)

Letter from executor of Chadwick estate notifying the cemetery that a foundation will be laid for a monument (includes plot diagram) (4/7/1909)

Photocopy from page 12 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 8: Chapman, John (Lot 28654)

Letter asking that John Feitner be allowed to erect a monument and remove a stone (May 1909)

Note identifying the grave where Henry J. Chapman should be placed (n.d.)

Folder 9: Chapman, John (Lot 28654)

Burial order for Mary S. Chapman (10/29/1905)

Folder 10: Chapman, John (Lot 28654)

Order to build foundation (5/1909)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash.

Folder 11: Chauncey, George (Lot 24136/41)

Note from George Chauncey executor asking that Mary A. Chauncey’s grave be opened (1/6/1889)

Note on stationery “Endsleigh Cedarhurst, L.I.” asking that grave be opened for funeral (6/9/1909)

Folder 12: Chauncey, George (Lot 24136/41)

Burial order for Daniel Chauncey, Jr. (n.d.)

Request that Thomas Pitbladdo be allowed to erect foundations (8/10/1909)

Folder 13: Chauncey, George (Lot 24136/41)

Order to cut inscription and build foundation (6/14/1921)

Request to cut inscription for Samuel Sloan Chauncey (n.d.)

Folder 14: Chauncey, George (Lot 24136/41)

Map of plot identifying the location of Daniel Chauncey’s grave and request that foundation be four inches below ground (n.d.)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 15: Crane, Frederick W.H. (Lot 3646)

Building request for foundation of lot 32646 with plot diagram (5/31/1913)

Building request for lot 32646, section 186 with plot diagram (3/3/1913)

Folder 16: Crane, Frederick W.H. (Lot 3646)

Request of erect monument in lot 32646, sec. 186; signed by F. W. Crane (5/27/1913)

Request to move remains of Catherine H. Crane; signed by F. W. Crane (9/30/1907)

Photocopy of burial slip for Frederick W. H. Crane (4/30/1925)

Photocopy of pages 79 and 82 from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 17: Creighton, James (Lot 3384)

Letter submitting diagram of the Creighton family plot on Landscape Avenue. Signed by Mrs. Sarah A. Creighton; written in graphite (11/18/1917)

Folder 18: Creighton, James (Lot 3384)

Letter signed by James Creighton allowing J. M. Hopper to dig an adult grave for John Creighton (05/12/1873)

Letter signed by James Creighton requesting grave to be open for the remains of George Creighton, 6 months (01/13/1895)

Photocopies of pages 11, 65, and 128 from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 19: Curry, Duncan F. (Lot 18578)

Burial order for Josephine C. Mack, daughter of Duncan Curry (7/18/1932)

Request signed by Duncan Curry for burial of Mary C. Wolff (sister of Curry) who died December 1910 ( n.d.)

Folder 20: Curry, Duncan F. (Lot 18578)

Plot diagram of 18578 (n.d.)

Statement that Duncan F. Curry died 4/20/1894 with no heirship (n.d.)

Request signed by Duncan Curry, son of Duncan F. Curry, for burial of wife, Mabel B. Curry (5/8/1906)

Photocopy of pages 20-21 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 21: Dakin, Thomas ( Lot 6953)

Handwritten note to allow Mr. Condon to remove all frames and all things necessary from lot, signed by Mr. T. S. Dakin (4/3/1885)

Note written on reverse of business card for local florist to allow for Mr. Condon (florist) to remove frame from plot; signed by Mr. T. S. Dakin (7/6/1886, 6/9/1887)

Calling card of Mrs. Thos. S. Dakin, trimmed in thick, black border. Handwritten note by Mrs. Dakin requesting removal of an object from her plot (n.d.)

Photocopy of page 115 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 22: DeBost, Charles Schuyler (Lot 16573)

Unsigned letter that mentions DeBost (n.d.)

Photocopy of page 34 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J.Nash

Folder 23: DeWitt (Lot 2697-2700)

Building request to erect headstone for lot 2697-2700, section 54; signed by DeWitt family (4/11/1895)

Photocopies of pages 25 and 26 from Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 24: Ebbets, Charles

Letter from Charles Ebbets to lawyer, typed on Brooklyn National League Baseball Club, Ebbets Field stationery.  Letter requests placement of cornerstone in lot of Grace Glade Ebbets, signed by Charles Ebbets (n.d.)

Photocopy of page 121 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 25: Godwin, Daniel (Lot 8350/1)

Note requesting opening of vault to receive the remains of mother-in-law, Mrs. Swan; includes lot diagram (5/20/1881)

Note requesting private vault of Mr. Daniel Godwin to be opened for the remains of Mr. Daniel Godwin on Saturday, April 19, 1884; signed by Charlotte Godwin (4/16/1884)

Folder 26: Godwin, Richard (Lot 23219)

Letter granting permission to open grave in lots for the interment of David R. Godwin, Jr., grandson.  Signed by Richard T. Godwin with home address.  Written on “B’klyn and N. Y., Linenoid Casket Co.” stationery (n.d.)

Folder 27: Godwin, Samuel (Lot 20056)

Handwritten letter, signed by Samuel A. Godwin authorizing the digging of grave for his parents, Samuel and Hannah Godwin (5/25/1900)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 28: Hinsdale, Richard H. (Lot 4642)

Repair request for lot number 4642 section 51 (7/15/1895)

Photocopies of pages 28 and 29 from Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 29: Hopper, John (Lot 5805/6)

Letter written by Walter S. West, requesting opening of grave owned by the heirs of John Hopper for the ashes of Rosalie de Wolf Hopper, widow (3/11/1910)

Burial orders for the remains of Rosalie DeWolf Hopper (n.d.)

Folder 30: Hopper, John (Lot 5805/6)

Typewritten letter requesting the ashes of Rosalie De W. Hopper to be buried in the plot of John Hopper and James S. Gibbons plot; signed “DeWolfe Hopper.” (n.d.)

Folder 31: Hopper, John (Lot 5805/6)

Permit signed by DeWolf Hopper to allow for Charles W. Tandy to build foundation and erect a monument in the lot; includes lot diagram with name of John Hopper next to burial site (6/26/1912)

Supply list for building of structure (n.d.)

Folder 32: Horsman, Edward I. (Lot 24434)

Request to open grave for interment of wife, Florence Lewis Horsman (5/ 5/1909)

Order to cut inscription and erect marker (10/8/1918)

Folder 33: Horsman, Edward I. (Lot 24434)

Permit to build two brick graves and erect marker (4/29/1905)

Order to cut inscription and erect marker (5/18/1909)

Folder 34: Horsman, Edward I. (Lot 24434)

Burial order for male child of Ethel H. Horsman (n.d.)

Order to allow Charles W. Tandy monumental works to erect a solid stoop (4/29/1905)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 35: Jackson, Theodore F. (Lot 21121/4)

Page one of two page letter enclosing permits to build foundation at the gravesite of Mr. Jackson (4/10/1914)

Folder 36: Jackson, Theodore F. (Lot 21121/4)

Page two of two-page letter enclosing permits to build foundation at the gravesite of Mr. Jackson.  Second page includes signature of Paul L. Gunella (n.d.)

Written in graphite, notes indicating interactions with Tiffany to send a representative the following week as negotiated (5/16/1914)

Folder 37: Jackson, Theodore F. (Lot 21121/4)

Letter from Tiffany Studios, on letterhead, accepting formal order for construction of the foundation for the monument they have completed for T.F. Jackson (10/9/1913)

Folder 38: Jackson, Theodore F. (Lot 21121/4)

Letter from Tiffany Studios, New York, on official letterhead, stating that they have enclosed the detail of the design for the monument (11/5/1913)

Folder 39: Jackson, Theodore F. (Lot 21121/4)

Note from Green-Wood allowing Tiffany Studios to set monument with signatures of Theo F. Jackson, Cornelia B. Jackson, Ernest H. Jackson (2/3/1913)

Typed letter authorizing Green-Wood to place foundation marker at grave of son and remove previous marker.  Signed by Cornelia B. Jackson and Ernest H. Jackson (3/26/1914)

Folder 40: Jackson, Theodore F. (Lot 21121/4)

Print design from Tiffany Studio on paper (n.d.)

Photocopy of page 50 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 41: Jones, Joseph B. (Lot 25084)

Letter from Dr. Jones instructing cemetery to open lot (4/19/1898)

Photocopies of pages 58, 71, and 73 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 42: Keeler, D.B. Jr. (Lot 4699/700)

Letter on D. B. Keeler’s stationery, requesting grave opening for Rachel E. Baker; signed by D. B. Keeler Jr. (1/15/1910)

Folder 43: Keeler, D.B. Jr. (Lot 4699/700)

Plot diagram drawn on D. B. Keeler’s stationery, indicating grave to be opened (1/15/1910)

Folder 44: Keeler, D.B. Jr. (Lot 4699/700)

Letter on D. B. Keeler’s stationery, requesting grave opening for Rachel Keeler; signed by D. B. Keeler Jr. (11/12/1908)

Folder 45: Keeler, D.B. Jr. (Lot 4699/700)

Request to allow Thomas Pitbladdo to build monument, signed by Keeler heirs (2/21/1910)

Request to allow Thomas Pitbladdo to build foundation, signed by D. B. Keeler Jr. and Rachel Baker; lot diagram included (10/10/1905)

Folder 46: Keeler, D.B. Jr. (Lot 4699/700)

Burial request for Rachel E. Baker, with lot diagram to indicate grave (1/17/1910)

Burial request for Jennie L. Keeler (3/19/1904)

Photocopy of page 29 in Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast That Established the Game edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky from the essay "Knickerbocker Baseball Club" by Peter Morris, William Ryczek, and John Thorn

Folder 47: Kendall, William B. (Lot 15325)

Letter from Wm B. Kendall written on JM Hopper Undertaker stationery, request to open grave for the interment of Edward Lamb (11/28/1891)

Letter from Wm B. Kendall on stationery marked 68 First Place, Brooklyn, request to open grave for the interment of his son William Barrage Kendall Jr. (10/4/1893)

Folder 48: Kendall, William B. (Lot 15325)

Note to J. King requesting to open grave (n.d.)

Letter to Supt. of Green-Wood Cemetery on stationery marked 66 First Place, Brooklyn. Letter requests that J. E. Welch be allowed to remove the remains of his two children from lot (n.d.)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 49: Kissam, Benjamin P. (Lot 18439/40)

Request signed by S. H. Kissam for burial of B. P. Kissam (2/14/1891)

Request signed by executor of Benjamin P. Kissam for burial of Lucy H. Kissam, widow of B. P. Kissam (10/15/1894)

Folder 50: Ladd, William F. (Lot 2477)

Request to open grave, with plot diagram (10/17/1886)

Request to open grave for Hannah A. Ladd, with plot diagram; signed by William F. Ladd (7/9/1887)

Photocopy of pages 30 and 31 from Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 51: Lasak, Edgar Francis (Lot 1200)

Request to open grave (11/4/1873)

Photocopy of page 31 from Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide by Peter Morris, William Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 52: Lichtenstein, Seaman (Lot 11221)

Burial order for Ida May Lichenstein with diagram showing where to inter body (n.d.)

Photocopy of pages 35 and 40 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Box 2

Folder 1: Marsters, James (Lot 17859)

Note from James Marsters to open grave (11/6/1884)

Request by James Marsters for the interment of Emeline B. Marsters (2/6/1900)

Note requesting grave be opened for the remains of Emeline B. Marsters (2/ 6/1900)

Folder 2: Marsters, James (Lot 17859)

Note regarding Emeline B. Marsters (10/27/1897)

Note on business stationery of James F. Marsters, requesting alteration to stone work (5/11/1903)

Folder 3: Marsters, James (Lot 17859)

Request on Marsters’s letterhead, allowing statue to be erected on wife’s grave (9/12/1902)

Request on Marsters’s letterhead, allowing inscriptions on the foundations of statue (n.d.)

Folder 4: Marsters, James (Lot 17859)

Request on Marsters’s letterhead for permission to lay a foundation (11/ 9/1901)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 5: Maxwell, Henry (Lot 26406)

Letter asking for permission for two recently erected markers to be removed (8/1/1895)

Folder 6: Maxwell, Henry (Lot 26406)

Letter asking for permission for C. E. Tayntor and Co. to be allowed to erect two markers (n.d.)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 7: Milliken, David (Lot 11879)

Slip providing authorization to bury remains in Milliken’s lot, with his signature (n.d.)

Photocopy of pages 58-60 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 8: Morgan, F. (Lot 8061)

Request signed by F. Morgan for burial of Antoinette Morgan (8/23/1879)

Folder 9: Niebuhr, Fraley (Lot 22475/6)

Request signed by F. C. Niebuhr for burial of James W. Braine (7/11/1884)

Burial order for Alice Niebuhr (April 1904)

Photocopy of page 28 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 10: Oliver, John and Joseph H. (Lot 1727)

Request to inter the body of Charles H. Oliver, signed by Joseph H. Oliver (8/8/1888)

Photocopies of pages 132 and 133 from Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 11: Patchen, Samuel and Joe (Lot 566)

Letter signed by E. F. Patchen permitting Mr. F. Harper to open the Henry Patchen vault for the remains of his brother Samuel W. Patchen (12/11/1885)

Folder 12: Patchen, Samuel and Joe (Lot 566)

Letter signed by E. F. Patchen providing permission to paint interior of vault (7/20/1904)

Folder 13: Patchen, Samuel and Joe (Lot 566)

Request to open vault to place remains of Mrs. Clementine S. Patchen, widow of Samuel W. Patchen (10/17/1908)

Folder 14: Patchen, Samuel and Joe (Lot 566)

Letter requesting the interior and exterior of vault to be painted; Letter requesting that the remains of child Jennie Muffin, age 1 year and 8 weeks, to be placed in vault (10/2/1891)

Letter requesting interior and exterior to be painted (4/17/1917)

Letter providing consent to Mrs. Elsie Patchen Halstead, daughter of Edward F. Patchen to be placed in vault (3/12/1906)

Request to open vault to place remains of Mrs. Clementine S. Patchen, widow of Samuel W. Patchen (n.d.)

Photocopy of page 62 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 15: Polhemus, Henry D. (Lot 182)

Permission for removal from lot, signed by H. D. Polhemus

Letter allowing the excavation for foundation in the Polhemus lot, from Sharkey’s Monument Works (5/27/1876)

Folder 16: Polhemus, Henry D. (Lot 182)

Letter from Charles H. Otis, executor, to Wm B. Davenport that he can now access the Polhemus plot to erect a monument (9/29/1895)

Permission to erect monument on Polhemus plot

Photocopies of pages 25 and 73 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 17: Quevedo, Frank (Lot 2869)

Request to open grave to bury Mary Quevedo (7/17/1904)

Photocopy of pages 142 and 143 from Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 18: Roosevelt, Elliot (Lot 10268)

Letter requesting the removal of the remains of Elliot Roosevelt, signed by Mrs. Douglas Robinson Jr. (Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson) (5/18/1896)

Folder 19: Slote, Henry L. (Lot 10484)

Letter signed by Henry L. Slote requesting Cemetery to allow fence removed from Lot 10484 section 182 (8/13/1886)

Folder 20: Slote, Henry L. (Lot 10484)

Letter signed by Henry L. Slote notifying Cemetery of burial services for his son, Henry (5/1/1893)

Folder 21: Slote, Henry L. (Lot 10484)

Letter signed by Henry L. Slote, requesting the Cemetery to allow William H. Underhill to be buried in his plot (11/11/1882)

Folder 22: Slote, Henry L. (Lot 10484)

Letter signed by Henry L. Slote requesting a grave dug for his son, Henry L. Slote Jr., (includes plot diagram) (5/1/1893)

Folder 23: Slote, Henry L. (Lot 10484)

Request signed by Henry L. Slote for burial of his brother, Alonzo Slote (11/13/1892)

Letter signed by Henry L. Slote giving permission for lot 10485 to use the posts in his plot (8/20/1886)

Photocopy of page 38 Baseball Pioneers, 1850-1870:The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 24: Strong, Nat (Lot 22820)

Letter written on Murray Hill Baseball Association letterhead from F. C. Strong, Executor of the John Strong Estate asking for grave to be opened to inter Constance Strong, daughter of Nathaniel Strong (5/28/1900)

Folder 25: Strong, Nat (Lot 22820)

Note asking that grave of John Strong be reopened for the interment of Mrs. Fannie C. Schwarz (6/25/1926)

Note on funeral director stationery asking that grave be opened for the interment of Mrs. Fannie C. Schwarz (6/24/1926)

Folder 26: Strong, Nat (Lot 22820)

Burial Order for Fannie C. Schwarz (n.d.)

Order for an inscription to be cut in monument for Fannie Strong and John Strong (August 1903)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Box 3

Folder 1: Taylor, William Lamont (Lot 12623)

Request signed by William Taylor for burial of his daughter (5/22/1896)

Folder 2: Taylor, William Lamont (Lot 12623)

Request signed by William Taylor for burial of S. Mundy (10/1/1894)

Letter signed by William Taylor granting permission to erect posts in his lot (8/1/1896)

Photocopy from page 39 of Baseball Pioneers, 1850-1870:The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 3: Thomas, Henry A. (Lot 8674)

Letter signed by Henry Thomas requesting the burial of Mr. A. A. Johnson, husband of the daughter of Mr. Crane (1/17/1892)

Folder 4: Thomas, Henry A. (Lot 8674)

Letter signed by Henry Thomas regarding the burial of his brother in law (11/27/1893)

Photocopy from page 39 of Baseball Pioneers, 1850-1870:The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky

Folder 5: Voorhies, Thomas G. (Lot 12705)

Signed note by Thomas G. Voorhies to open one grave on the left entry (4/1877)

Letter signed by Thos. G. Voorhies regarding the re-burial of Elizabeth Voorhies (1/7/1904)

Photocopy from page 49 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 6: Wenman, J.F. (Lot 15521/2)

Request signed by J. F. Wenman for burial of Uzziah Wenman (1896)

Folder 7: Wenman, J.F. (Lot 15521/2)

Request signed by J. F. Wenman for burial of Samuel Wenman (8/8/1887)

Folder 8: Wenman, J.F. (Lot 15521/2)

Request signed by James F. Wenman for burial of Delia Wenman, widow of Samuel Wenman (4/4/1891)

Photocopy from page 32 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 9: Wenman, J.F. (Lot 15521/2)

Request signed by James F. Wenman for burial of James F. Wenman (June 1912)

Folder 10: Wheaton, William (Lot 7427)

Request signed by William Wheaton for burial of Rachel Sales Wheaton, wife of William Wheaton (1/11/1891)

Letter signed by William Wheaton giving permission for owner of 8749 to use the posts of his lot (5/25/1883)

Photocopy from page 29 of Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 11: Wildey, John (Lot 3568)

Envelope with interior note to indicate place of interment (6/16/1899)

Folder 12: Wildey, John (Lot 3568)

Letter requesting the removal of the body of John Wildey from where it lies to reposition it to the opposite side of the lot (n.d.)

Photocopy from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 13: Woodhull, W. (Lot 1823)

Request signed by William Woodhull for burial of Elizabeth Woodhull (2/19/1903)

Folder 14: Woodhull, W. (Lot 1823)

Request signed by heirs of William Woodhull for burial of Gilbert Woodhull (5/22/1879)

Request signed by heirs of William Woodhull to allow alteration of headstone (4/10/1902)

Folder 15: Woodward, John B. (Lot 10915)

Signed note from undertaker requesting site to be opened (5/24/1890)

Photocopy of page 68 from Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery by Peter J. Nash

Folder 16: Wyckoff, Van Brunt (Lot 181 and 796)

Request signed by Van Brunt Wyckoff for burial of Peter Wyckoff (2/7/1885)

Photocopy from page 110 of Baseball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport Nationwide edited by Peter Morris, William J. Ryczek, Jan Finkel, Leonard Levin and Richard Malatzky