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Trade Card: Lowenstein Bros., Ready-Made Clothiers, Hagerstown, Maryland

Trade Card: Lowenstein Bros., Ready-Made Clothiers, Hagerstown, Maryland

This trade card advertises Lowenstein Bros., ready-made clothiers, located in Hagerstown, Maryland. The front of the card features a comical illustration of a milkman and a woman carrying a water barrel. The text "My Affinity" is prominently displayed above the illustration, and the text "Ready Made Clothiers" is displayed below. The business's location is identified as "Hamric House Block". The back of the card is blank. This card was displayed at a Library of Congress Exhibit in Cincinnati during 2005 (AJA).

Trade Card for A. V. Polack's Jewelry Store

Trade Card for A. V. Polack's Jewelry Store

This trade card advertises A. V. Polack's Jewelry Store, located at 27 West Washington Street in Hagerstown, Maryland. The front of the card features a decorative sprig of flowers, while the back includes a full advertisement for the store.

Letter from David I. Cohen to Elie Beatty Regarding Bank Notes, February 28, 1842

Letter from David I. Cohen to Elie Beatty Regarding Bank Notes, February 28, 1842

A letter dated February 28, 1842, from David I. Cohen to Elie Beatty, cashier of the Hagerstown Bank in Hagerstown, Maryland. The letter discusses an exchange of bank notes, with Cohen acknowledging receipt of $100 in Williamsport and Westminster Bank bills in exchange for bills on the Hagerstown Bank. This is the only correspondence in the collection by David I. Cohen, who was the brother of Jacob I. Cohen Jr. and died at age 47.

Letter from Jacob I. Cohen, Jr. to Elie Beatty, September 3, 1822

Letter from Jacob I. Cohen, Jr. to Elie Beatty, September 3, 1822

Autograph letter signed by Jacob I. Cohen, Jr. to Elie Beatty, Esq., Cashier of the Hagerstown Bank, Hagerstown, Maryland, dated September 3, 1822. The letter, written from Baltimore, Maryland, concerns financial matters and is historically significant in the context of Jacob I. Cohen Jr.'s efforts to overturn Maryland's discriminatory Christian Test Act.