SC MS 0047.01.05C Proposals for Granite Headstones

Proposals for Granite Headstones. David Wills, President of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Proposals will be received until Thursday, the 5th of January next (A.D. 1865,) at 12 o'clock, noon, for furnishing granite headstones for the graves in the Soldiers' National Cemetery, at Gettysburg, according to the following plans and specifications: (Material and Description are listed as well as grave site sections'dimensions. The five members of the Executive Committee are listed: John R. Latimer, Levi Scobey, B. Deford. Edward Cooper. W.Y. Selleck, David Wills, Gettsyburg, PA., Dec. 12, 1864. There is double column print on ivory colored paper measuring 20 cm x 31.5 cm, upper right corner has embossed seal possibly of an eagle.)