Geography: Atlanta

Envelope from the Rosenfeld Company, manufacturers of wooden ware and household specialties, located at 39 Pryor Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Dated December 3, 1903.

This trade card, die-cut in the shape of a trunk, advertises Lieberman & Kaufmann, trunk manufacturers, located at 92 & 94 Whitehall Street in Atlanta, Georgia. The front of the card depicts a winter scene, with a snowy cityscape in the background. The text on the card indicates that the firm was featured in a Library of Congress exhibit in Cincinnati in 2005. The back of the card is blank.

A militia commission appointing Philip L. Cohen as 2nd Lieutenant in the Richmond Hussars cavalry unit, dated June 15, 1874. The verso notes Cohen's resignation accepted November 20, 1876. The commission is signed by James M. Smith, Governor of Georgia.

Official letter from A. C. Myers, Quartermaster General of the Confederate States of America, to Capt. H. T. Massengale, Assistant Quartermaster in Atlanta, Georgia, dated July 31, 1863. The letter addresses the salary of a clerk in the Quartermaster's Office, referencing an Act of Congress that fixed salaries for such positions.

A business letter dated January 7, 1871, from the Philadelphia & Atlanta Wine & Liquor Co. in Atlanta, Georgia to Moses A. Dropsie. The letter features an interesting advertising letterhead; the reverse side is covered with advertisements from various Atlanta merchants, including Eiseman & Bros. Clothiers.

Business letter from the Philadelphia and Atlanta Wine and Liquor Co. in Atlanta, Georgia, to Moses Aaron Dropsie in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 27, 1870. The letter concerns a suit that Dropsie declines to represent.

This die-cut trade card advertises Lieberman & Kaufmann, a luggage store located at 93 & 94 Whitehall Streets in Atlanta, Georgia. The card features an illustration of a house in a snowy landscape. Bells are depicted hanging from the eaves of the house. The front of the card is in black, red, and white. The back of the card is blank.

A commercial letter from M. Heyman & Bro., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes located at Decatur Street, Kimball House, Store 16, Atlanta, Georgia, to E. C. Bailey in Boston, Massachusetts. Dated December 17, 1872, the letter explains the inability to make a payment and promises further details.

A typed letter dated January 31, 1884, from Elsas, May & Co. in Atlanta, Georgia, to the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Co. in Columbus, Georgia. The letter addresses accusations of unfair pricing practices, and includes a list of the company's offices, including one in New York City at 43 Elm Street. The letterhead features a lithograph of the Southern Bag Manufactory.

A commercial letter dated April 15, 1883, from J. J. Cohen's Sons, wholesale dealers in cigars, tobacco, and snuff, located at 36 Wall Street in Atlanta, Georgia, to T. F. Burbank at Cedar Farm, Georgia. The letterhead features the company's name and address.

Invoice from Hirshberg Paper Co., paper box manufacturers and printers located at 6 & 8 Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Georgia. Dated April 13, 1899. The invoice is for a purchase from J. G. Hausauer Mfg. Co. in Oelwein, IA, and lists a variety of paper products and materials with quantities, prices, and totals. The billhead features a printed header with decorative lettering and includes a note that the bill is subject to sight draft when due, without further notice.

Receipt issued on October 2, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, acknowledging the purchase of a saw file from Wyman, Moses & Co. The receipt is made out to T. G. Sinvins and E. Einstein. Wyman, Moses & Co. was a hardware store in Montgomery, Alabama, owned by an early Jewish American family. Mordecai Lyon Moses worked for the company.

A four-page letter written by Marcellus Ovando Messer to his parents in Warren, Ohio, from near Atlanta, Georgia, on September 29, 1864. Messer, a sergeant in Company C, 19th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, describes a dress drill and review attended by Colonel Frederick Knefler, his commanding officer. The letter provides details of the event and mentions army pay, the upcoming election, and the condition of his fellow soldiers. The letter is faded but the text has been enhanced digitally.

This billhead from Elsas, May & Company is for a case of toilet paper. The billhead is printed in a fine lithograph featuring the Southern Bag Factory, and also lists an office in NYC (43 Elm Street). The billhead is dated April 30, 1880, and is attached to a partially printed receipt from the Atlanta & West Point RR to Menger in San Antonio, Texas. The company's address is listed as 97 to 105 S. Pryor Street.

This die-cut trade card advertises Lieberman & Kaufmann, a luggage store located at 93 & 94 Whitehall Streets, Atlanta, Georgia. The front of the card features a seaside scene with a bird flying over the ocean. The image is colored in shades of blue and green. The back of the card is blank.