Whereas the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port Richmond has learned with deep and heartfelt sorrow of the death of Garrett P. Wright who was for twenty two years a village trustee, and for ten years president of this board, therefore resolved that h
Title
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port Richmond has learned with deep and heartfelt sorrow of the death of Garrett P. Wright who was for twenty two years a village trustee, and for ten years president of this board, therefore resolved that his name and memory will be revered and respected ... Added greatly to the unexampled prosperity of this village ... in the continuous election ... first as trustee, and then as President up to 1891 ... Resolved that we add our expression of sympathy ... direct that a copy of this memorial minute suitably engrossed be presented to the family as an evidence of our esteem and regard for his memory. Port Richmond, March 1896
Description
Calligraphic memorial work with slight illumination for the Port Richmond, Staten Island civic leader and oyster dealer Captain Garrett P. Wright. Contains ornamented letters (one illuminated), flourishes, filigree, and pictorial details depicting scrolls, clouds, and celestial rays of light., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell., Item mounted on board with lower edge lined with dry glue remnants., Ames & Rollinson was founded by premier penman Daniel T. Ames.
Creator
Ames & Rollinson, calligrapher
Date
[1896]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Drawings and Watercolors - Calligraphic Works [P.2017.15.18]