Name/Title
Mourning envelope addressed to Mrs. Alfred A. Cohen, Fernside, 1887Entry/Object ID
1999.109.1Description
Acc. # 99.109.1
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date: 1887
Object: Envelope
Description: White envelope trimmed in black. the envelope is postmarked New York and has a Two (2) cent stamp with Washington in profile as illustration. Name and address in cursive blue colored ink.
Size: L 3 3/4 W 4 1/2 inches.
History: Mourning envelope addressed to Mrs. Alfred A. Cohen, Fernside, Alameda, CA.
Return address states Aunt Rebecca. Envelope believed to have originally contained a sympathy card or letter concerning the death of Mrs. Cohen's husband, A.A. Cohen who died in 1887. Mr. Cohen was a prominent attorney for the Southern Pacific and owner of a large estate in Alameda known as Fernside.
Donor: Unknown
Date: February 20, 1999
