Guide to the Abraham R. Hutchinson, Coffinmaker and Cabinet maker Day books 1836-1894 MG 165
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1836-1894 MG 165 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2006 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by Julia Telonidis as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. January 2006. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Biographical NoteAbraham R. Hutchinson was a Nottingham, (was in Burlington County, but became a part of Mercer County in 1838) N.J. coffinmaker and cabinetmaker who performed various jobs for many individuals, including coffin and gravestone construction, furniture construction and repair, and also odd jobs such as raking wheat and picking peaches. He also sold farm related items like manure, hay, and corn. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe collection consists of three daybooks that list Abraham Hutchinson’s daily business transactions, mostly coffin and furniture construction tasks. Listed next to each client name and task perfomed was the price charged and whether or not it was paid. There are also a series of returned bank checks signed by A.R. Hutchinson, two receipts for the purchase of funeral plots and a newspaper clipping from the “Monmouth Democrat” newspaper dated December 27, 1894 which details the changing funerary customs of the time. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialFor related collections at the New Jersey Historical Society, see: Manuscript Group 191, Thomas Woodruff, Jr. (1720-1805), Carpenter and Coffin Maker Collection Manuscript Group 313, Caleb W. Bruen (1768-1846), Cabinetmaker and Distiller, Records. Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 165, Abraham R. Hutchinson, Coffinmaker and Cabinetmaker Daybooks, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationThe source of this collection is unknown. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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