Geography: Shreveport

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Legal Document Concerning the Steamship "Meteor", Shreveport, Louisiana, January 7, 1848 Legal Document Concerning the Steamship "Meteor", Shreveport, Louisiana, January 7, 1848

Court document related to the steamship "Meteor", which was seized in a lawsuit. Barnett Levy and A. F. Alfred posted a $1,050 bond to recover the ship. The document details the loss of the steamship by fire in Long View, Louisiana, in 1850, resulting in three deaths. The document is dated January 7, 1848, and originates from Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Letter from Rabbi Julius Lewin to Isaac Leeser, August 7, 1866 Letter from Rabbi Julius Lewin to Isaac Leeser, August 7, 1866

Four-page letter from Rabbi Julius Lewin of B'nai Zion Congregation in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated August 7, 1866. The letter discusses conversion policy and congregational matters.