Geography: Grenada

A billhead of A. Wile & Bro., Grenada, Mississippi. The billhead is an account for R.D. Crowder dated December 28, 1858. The billhead lists a series of purchases made by Crowder from January 18, 1858 to December 28, 1858. The purchases include dry goods, clothing, hardware, saddlery, boots and shoes, and 33 Brogans. The bill indicates Crowder made a payment on March 31, 1859. The billhead is handwritten with ornate lettering and an embossed decorative border.

Two-page letter written in German from A. Cahn in Grenada, Mississippi, to Jacobs & Mayer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1849. Cahn requests that Jacobs & Mayer place a notice in New York and Philadelphia newspapers warning merchants against extending credit to M. Leoney (Marcus Levy), whose business has ceased to exist and whose goods have been seized by Cahn.

A one-half page commercial letter from A. Cahn to Jacobs & Mayer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated January 29, 1849. The letter discusses business matters, including the enclosure of $100 and reference to a previous $1000 payment. The letter was sent from Grenada, Mississippi, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A one-page, stampless letter written in German from A. Cahn in Grenada, Mississippi, to Jacobs Mayer & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 8, 1848. The letter discusses business matters and references a draft on Gans & Shoneman in Philadelphia. Similar correspondence can be found in files 20.512 and 20.517.

A 20-line manuscript mourning poem, dated September 3, 1805, found among the remnants of the Max Whitman collection of early Philadelphia Judaica. The poem mentions "Father" and "Sabbath." Authorship and Jewish connection require further research.