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Title:
Obituary by A.S. DeVlarning for Thomas Decatur Jones, November 8, 1889: Electronic Edition.
Author:
DeVlarning, A.S., 1852-1889
Funder:
Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.
Transcription Information:
Text transcribed by: Trudi Abel
Images scanned by: Digital Production Center
Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser
Transcription Edition:
Edition: First edition,
Date: 2006
Publication Information:
Publisher: Duke University Libraries
Date: 2006
Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Source Information:
Title: Obituary by A.S. DeVlarning for Thomas Decatur Jones, November 8, 1889
Author: A.S. DeVlarning
Date: 18891108
Note: A. S. DeVlarming writes an obituary for his employer Thomas Decatur Jones (1852-1889) on Hotel Claiborn stationery. The Claiborn hotel was located in Durham, North Carolina during the 1880s.
P: James Southgate papers, 1794-1944 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Obituaries -- 19th century
Class: Jones, Thomas Decatur, 1852-1889
Class: Dead
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Death -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
Class: DeVlarming, A. S.
Class: DeVlarning, A. S., 1852 - 1889
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Hotel Claiborn (Durham, N. C.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Obituaries -- 19th century
Jones, Thomas Decatur, 1852-1889
Dead
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Death -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century
DeVlarming, A. S.
DeVlarning, A. S., 1852 - 1889
Durham (N.C.)
Hotel Claiborn (Durham, N. C.)

Hotel Claiborn
A.B. Sites, Proprietor
Durham, N.C., Nov 8 1889

Thos D Jones

At his home in Durham N C on the Evening of the 30th of Octo after a long and patient illness Mr. Thos D. Jones in the thirty seventh year of his age.

There had been days & weeks of intense & anxious watching & waiting on the part of an interested and sympathizing community hoping almost against hope to the last that the life of one so valued & esteemed & seeming so much needed might be spared. & it was with a heavy sadness that the announcement of the fact of this death was received

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