Marriage Certificate booklet of Haslett Holmes Wedding, 1887

Name/Title

Marriage Certificate booklet of Haslett Holmes Wedding, 1887

Entry/Object ID

1985.47.5

Scope and Content

Acc. No. 85.47.5 Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda Date or Period: 1887 Object: Marriage certificate (booklet) Description: Elegantly bound book containing marriage certificate, covered in off-white colored leather. Cover heading "Our Marriage Vow" (in incised gold lettering) & "Samuel Montgomerie Haslett, Harriet Susan Holmes, September 1, 1887,"(incised lettering in gold), decorated with gold & silver lily-of-the-valley. Size: L-6 3/4 x W-4 1/2 inches. History of Object: Wedding book containing marriage certificate of Samuel M. & Harriet Susan Haslett, dated Sept 1, 1887. They were married at Christ Church, Alameda (present site of the Alameda City Hall, Santa Clara Avenue & Oak Street). Acquired from: Doris H. Goodman Date: 10-26-85