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College Burial Ground and Holy Rood Cemetery Account Book, 1817 - 1840

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Scope and Contents

Includes the regulations of the College Burial Ground that sets fees for lots, defining fees for paid and poor lots. Also includes regulations for Holy Rood Cemetery "upper graveyard," setting fees for paid and poor lots and further specifying where the "colored lots" within the paid and poor lots were. Lot owners of College Burial Ground recorded in chronological order of payment, often with information on whose grave is being purchased (1817-1840); Lot owners for Holy Rood listed in order of lot number, 1-30 (1835-1844).

Dates

  • 1817 - 1840

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Archives Repository

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