Geography: Carlisle

Promissory note on a printed form, documenting a loan of 823 pounds, 11 shillings, and 8 pence from Michael Gratz & Company to Robert Callander. Dated December 7, 1767, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and witnessed by Joseph Simon. The verso records three payments on the loan, each signed by Michael Gratz. This note is from the Gratz Collection in Canada, Nathan Family Archive.

This trade card advertises A. & J. Wiener, clothing merchants in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features a girl standing on a rooftop waving a flag. She is dressed in a long white dress with an orange sash and appears to be waving a red and white flag. The background of the card depicts a city street scene with houses and trees. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Jacob Wiener's clothing and furnishing store, located at 9 N. Hanover St. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features an illustration of a young girl in a sun hat, hoeing a garden. A sprinkler can sits next to her. The card has a green border. [No additional information is available on the back of the card.]

The front of this trade card for A. & J. Wiener, clothiers in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, features a bird with a rose in its beak. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Jacob Wiener, a clothier located at 9 N. Hanover Street in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The card features a comical illustration of a young boy sitting on a wall, with his legs dangling over the edge. The back of the card is blank.

Note payable dated April 24, 1789, in which Alexander and Ephraim Blaine pledge two hundred pounds in gold or silver to Joseph Simon of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The note bears the signatures of Alexander Blaine, Ephraim Blaine, Mary Blaine, and Deniston Hays. Three endorsements on the verso record payments received on July 27, 1789, August 16, 1789, and November 3, 1789. The document measures 8x14 inches.

Note payable dated April 24, 1789, in which Alexander and Ephraim Blaine issue a bond to Joseph Simon of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for two hundred pounds in gold or silver. The note bears the signatures of Alexander Blaine, Ephraim Blaine, Mary Blaine, and Deniston Hays. Four endorsements on the verso record payments received on July 14, 1790, September 2, 1790, December 6, 1791, and August 8, 1792. The first two endorsements are believed to be secretarial signatures on behalf of Joseph Simon, who may have been illiterate. The third and fourth endorsements are signed by Simon Gratz and Hyman Gratz, respectively. Joseph Simon was the maternal grandfather of Simon and Hyman Gratz, brothers of Rebecca Gratz.