Geography: Eufaula

Commercial letter written by Simon Lewy, successor to S. Waxelbaum, of Eufaula, Alabama, to Alfred I. Young in Columbus, Georgia, on December 8, 1886. The letter is on Lewy's letterhead, advertising his business at 175 Broad Street, Eufaula, Alabama.

A commercial letter written by Simon Lewy in Eufaula, Alabama, to Alfred I. Young on October 26, 1886, concerning an order for cloth from the Red Cash Store, successor to S. Waxelbaum. The letter references business transactions and the clothing trade.

This archive contains a collection of financial documents spanning from 1870 to 1948, primarily related to Simon and Mary Lewy, Jewish merchants in Eufaula, Alabama. The collection includes loan documents, balance sheets, mortgages, and tax receipts, offering insights into the Lewys' business activities and financial dealings. Specific documents include a loan from Solomon Lewy to Simon Lewy (1870), three complete balance sheets from the 1880s, numerous loan documents from 1890 to 1904, several poll tax receipts (circa late 1890s), and approximately ten documents from the 1940s concerning local taxes. The collection provides a valuable glimpse into the financial life of a Jewish merchant family in a small Southern town. Notable documents include a mortgage between Simon and Mary Lewy and an illegible seller (possibly J. G. Guire) dated December 30, 1890; a mortgage between Mary Lewy et al. and an illegible seller (possibly J. G. Guire) dated December 30, 1890; documentation of a loan taken out by Simon Lewy from the Eufaula Building and Loan Association for $2,000 on April 17, 1875; and a mortgage between Simon and Mary Lewy and A. Friedlander & Co. dated March 30, 1886. The collection comprises over 50 documents.

Billhead for Mary Lewy, dealer in dry goods, millinery, notions, mattings, rugs, and shoes, located at 175 Broad Street, Eufaula, Alabama. The bill states payment received of $3,720.00 from Congregation B'nai B'rith on account of a note. The billhead is printed on ruled paper with vertical columns for line items. The document includes handwritten entries for the amount received and buyer's name. The billhead is dated April 16, 1900.