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Lot 581

LOPEZ, Vincent (1895-1975). A Small Archive of Documents or...

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LOPEZ, Vincent (1895-1975). A Small Archive of Documents or Letters Related to Vincent (N?e Antonio Lopes) Lopez. [V.p., ca. 1890s-1900s]. Included: Certificate of Baptism for Antonio Lopez, listing Antonio Lopez and Virginia Gonsalves as parents (Lopez? mother was a Portuguese baroness). Brooklyn: St. Augustine, January 5th 1898. 8vo page on folding 4to sheet (approximately 7 ? x 4 ??; upper third is torn away, lower crease is partially torn). And certificate of confirmation. Brooklyn, NY: St. Augustine Rectory, July 8th, 1908. Handwritten certificate on Rectory stationery with embossed stamp. Approximately 5 ? x 8 ?? (toned, creased, soiled). And Certificate of Marriage for Antonio Lopez and Virginia Gonsalves. Brooklyn: St. Augustine, 8th Dec. 1894. 8vo page on folding 4to sheet (approximately 7 ? x 4 ??; creased, toned). And a 1966 copy of Vincent Lopez? birth certificate (listed as ?Antonio? on the certificate). New York: Department of Health Bureau of Records and Statistics, Borough of Brooklyn, Mar 28, 1966. 4to page. Document has photocopy of the original certificate, and with embossed stamp (approximately 9 ? x 6 ??; creased, rubbed). ?Letters for my Son A. J. Lopes. [Dunkirk, NY: St. Mary?s Monastery, 1908]. 31 4to pages on 16 leaves of ruled paper. This appears to be a fair copy of Antonio Lopes? letters to his son, Antonio (later Vincent), taken from a notebook. Pages approximately 8 ? x 7? (worn, chipped, toned, torn). It appears that Antonio senior became a priest in later life. Good.