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Hills, T.M. (doctor), fl. 1864 [Invoice for embalming Van Nuys's body]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07687.170 Author/Creator: Hills, T.M. (doctor), fl. 1864 Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 15.4 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Invoice for embalming Van Nuys's body. Notes payment received. On stationery of "Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead."

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