S.E. Richardson


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  S.E. Richardson, Cape Charles, VA

Notes:
Dr. Samuel E. Richardson (1861-1945)1 had a drugstore at Cape Charles VA, circa 18972.
He later had a drugstore in Mathews Court House VA, which is about 10 miles away (although it's on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay).
I'm pretty sure it's the same guy because a newspaper mention3 said that he had a brother named Ellis, and the S.E. Richardson at Mathews Court House also had a brother with that name.


Bottles:

richardson_01 This is a clear 4.2" bottle embossed:
vertical: S. E. RICHARDSON / DRUGGIST / CAPE CHARLES, VA.
base: *** / A / USA / PAT DEC 11 1894


1 Death Certificate for Dr S E Richardson, died Feb 19, 1945 in Urbanna, Middlesex County, document 4104
2 Virginia-Pilot newspaper, 29-Jun-1897, page 8 (mention of S.E. Richarson as a Cape Charles City local druggist)
3 Peninsula Enterprise newspaper, 6-Feb-1897, page 4 (mention of S.E. Richarson of Cape Charles visiting his brother Ellis)


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