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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.

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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.

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Stock Certificate Receipt for Henry Fleishman, City of Houston, Texas, September 6, 1860

Stock certificate receipt, number 59, issued to Henry Fleishman on September 6, 1860, for one share valued at $100.00. The receipt bears Fleishman's signature acknowledging receipt, with an additional notation in red ink, "for the City of Houston (Texas)", written by a different hand.

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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.

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