Geography: Jackson
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Envelope addressed to Ira Leo Bamberger at 291 Broadway, New York, New York, postmarked May 20, 1887. The envelope also mentions Jackson, Michigan.
Envelope addressed to N. A. Steeb in Jackson, Ohio, with an advertisement for Kasschau & Kahn, manufacturers of artistic chandeliers and brass goods, located at 104 Centre Street, New York, New York. The envelope is dated October 3, 1882.
Manuscript order for payment of $60.00 to Levy & Weil from George Russell's army pay. The order is dated September 22, 1865, and originates from Company "C", 11th Michigan Infantry. The document includes a revenue stamp.
Billhead from H. Newbauer, a dealer in furniture, crockery, and glassware, in Jackson, California, dated October 1864. The bill details a sale of one rocking chair for $7.50. The billhead also lists A. Newberger. H. Newbauer was an early California pioneer and active in the formation of the Jewish community in Jackson, California, which is located east of Sacramento.
Two-page letter written on Confederate States of America, War Department stationery from Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of War, to John J. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi, requesting troops under the recently passed act of the Confederate Congress. Although the letter bears a printed date of 1861, the '1' has been crossed out and replaced with a '2', making the most likely date February 1, 1862. This letter is significant in the context of Mississippi's secession from the Union and the early days of the American Civil War.