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Letter from Solomon Billitz to Heidenheimer Bros., March 20, 1879

Letter from Solomon Billitz to Heidenheimer Bros., March 20, 1879

A letter written by Solomon Billitz on March 20, 1879, to Heidenheimer Bros. in Galveston, Texas. The letter, written on the letterhead of H. Schifer & Co., a Houston, Texas scrap dealer, discusses a land sale involving rice and sugar and questions the legality of the transaction. D. Rosenthal is listed as the manager of H. Schifer & Co.

Trade Card for Levy & Wolf,  J&T Cousins, The Boston Shoe Store

Trade Card for Levy & Wolf, J&T Cousins, The Boston Shoe Store

This trade card advertises Levy & Wolf, located at 317 Main Street, Houston, Texas, and J&T Cousins, a New York-based shoe company. The front of the card features a full-figured Victorian woman in a stylish dress. This image, along with the text, likely advertises the “Boston Shoe Store,” a specialty shop that carried fine shoes for women. The back of the card is blank.

Letter from B. Oppenheimer to N. A. Milton Regarding a Land Deal, January 29, 1885

Letter from B. Oppenheimer to N. A. Milton Regarding a Land Deal, January 29, 1885

Three-page letter (written on five sides), each page measuring 9" x 6", written on the advertising letterhead of The San Antonio Club, San Antonio, Texas, dated January 29, 1885. The letter details business matters concerning the contractual terms of a land deal from B. Oppenheimer and is addressed to N. A. Milton in Houston, Texas. Included is a cover from "B. Oppenheimer & Co." B. Oppenheimer & Co. was active in Jewish affairs.