1877 John Brumelcamp Store Advertising Billhead, Auburn, Cayuga NY
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This is a beautiful American printed advertising billhead for the John Brumelkamp Co, 131 Genesee St, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York. It is dated 1877 and is signed by John himself, a Dutch immigrant from Holland. This old piece has great graphics depicting a shirt with F.Y.S. printed logo, assumed to be French Yoke Shirts, all the rage in 1877. The receipt is made to an ancestor named "Mrs. E. Warnes."
Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Auburn, New York: The Auburn Bulletin newspaper: Monday, November 29, 1886:
"John Brumelkamp, one of Syracuse prominent citizens, died 10:30 Saturday evening at 170 Fayette street, of consumption. He had been failing all summer. He was born in Holland Dec 1835 and came here when ten years old. For several years he has had a gents furnishing goods business. 3 years ago he returned to Syracuse and has manufactured shirts. He leaves a widowed mother, a wife and son age 9. PJ Brumelkamp is his brother, buried at Oakwood cemetery."
This is a beautiful old Auburn Brumelcamp family piece. This Dutch surname is also seen as Brumelkamp, Brummelcamp and Brummelkamp. Auburn NY was the home of William H. Seward, who was a New York state senator, a US Senator, the governor of New York, ran for president and was Secretary of State under both presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. It was a very happening Victorian town, and prospered with the arrival of the Erie Canal. This was found in nearby Madison County, New York.
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
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