Item Type: Vintage paper business statement and receipt from Hoffmann Mortuary in Dubuque, Iowa.
Header Details:
Features an engraved illustration of the mortuary building on the upper left.
Business name "HOFFMANN MORTUARY" is printed in bold serif capitals, followed by "ESTABLISHED 1880", "ALOIS M. HOFFMANN", and "DUBUQUE, IOWA".
Printed Layout: Cream-colored paper with handwritten text detailing services rendered and financial transactions. Two small coins or metallic items are placed at the top edge of the document.
Handwritten Content:
Date written at the top as "December First 1933" and addressed to "Mrs. Amelie Matthews, Dec.".
Itemized list of charges handwritten in cursive ink, including entries for "Hearse Funeral Mt. Calvary" ($12.00), "Cars. 2." ($12.00), "Services and attendance (making arrangements)" ($10.00), "Vault" ($70.00), "Mt. Calvary Cemetery" ($22.00), and "Religious Stipend" ($5.00), totaling $131.00.
Subtractions list a "Credit allowed" of $11.00 resulting in $120.00, with a payment of "75.00" leaving a "Balance" of "$45.00".
A notation dated "Dec. 15, 1933" states "Paid in full - A. M. Hoffmann" alongside handwritten messages reading "Thank you", "Regards to all and season