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An insurance policy issued by the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Columbia, South Carolina, on May 4, 1863, insuring two enslaved persons, Martha (18 years old) and Eva (15 years old), owned by Samuel Levy of Columbia, Georgia. This policy is considered the only known extant Civil War-era insurance policy for enslaved people owned by a Jewish person.
Billhead from S. Mayer & Glauber, grocers and liquor dealers, located on Bay Street in Brunswick, Georgia. The billhead is dated July 26, 1883, and mentions the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Co. The document is a commercial record reflecting business activities in Brunswick, Georgia.
Billhead from S. Marcus, a paper warehouse located in Montgomery, Alabama. Dated July 26, 1883. The billhead is a short note from S. Marcus to Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company, a cotton mill in Columbus, Georgia. The note refers to the shipment of “1 bale of Hood, straw of bursyp.” The billhead has an ornate header with a small decorative graphic.