Geography: Texas

Envelope addressed to J. Steinfeld & Co. in Sherman, Texas, postmarked August 22, 1895, advertising Feist Bros., located at 57 Walker Street, near Broadway, New York, New York. The envelope shows advertising for Feist Bros. and Sharr Johnson & Co.

A letter from Lichtenstein Bros. & Co., cigar manufacturers located at 268 & 270 Bowery, New York, New York, to J. H. Parson in Jefferson, Texas, dated June 24, 1878. The letter is accompanied by a lithograph depicting the company's factory. The letterhead features the company's name and address.

A receipt signed by M. W. Chapman, dated February 25, 1853, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The receipt is made out to Abraham C. Meyers. The receipt documents the shipment of lumber from New Orleans to Corpus Christi, Texas.

Letter from Greenebaum Bros. & Co., Bankers, located at No. 1 Nassau Street, New York. Dated December 9, 1874. The letter is addressed to R. D. Gribble of Jefferson, Texas. The letter states that Greenebaum Bros. & Co. has enclosed a corrected list of European correspondents for Gribble's guidance. The letter also states that drafts on Germany are henceforth to be issued in Reichsmarks, which please note. Thalers and Florins cease to be legal currency with the end of the current year. The letter concludes by requesting Gribble to return the old list of instructions.

Envelope with advertising for Levy & Bompet, wholesale dealers in fancy goods and notions, New Orleans, Louisiana. The envelope is postmarked New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1, 1863, and addressed to Messrs. Henry Halfin in Victoria, Texas. The reverse side is also stamped 'Levy & Bompet, Aug 1, 1863, New Orleans'.

A one-page business letter from Chas. W. Rosenthal & Co., wallpaper company located at 507 North 4th Street, St. Louis, Missouri, to D. C. Proctor in Cuero, Texas, dated October 8, 1892. The letter details a customer's order.

Bank draft dated August 28, 1871, drawn on the San Antonio National Bank. The draft is a promissory note with a revenue stamp, signed by S. Hernsheim of New Orleans and countersigned by P.(?) I. Hernsheim. Simon Hernsheim founded S. Hernsheim Brothers, a tobacco company that supplied tobacco leaves to the European market. By the 1880s, the company had grown significantly, culminating in the construction of a large manufacturing facility and the establishment of La Belle Creole Cigar and Tobacco Company, a major player in the American cigar industry.

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.

Letter from Drey & Kahn, French and American Window Glass dealers in St. Louis, Missouri, to Robertson & Herndon, attorneys in Tyler, Texas. Dated December 18, 1876. The letter discusses business matters. Both firms were Jewish.

Business letter from Drey & Kahn, French and American Window Glass manufacturers in St. Louis, Missouri, to Robertson & Herndon, attorneys in Tyler, Texas, dated January 11, 1877. The letter discusses business matters between the two firms, both of which appear to have Jewish owners.

Autograph letter signed by Rosanna Dyer Osterman to her brother Leon Dyer, written in Galveston, Texas on January 14, 1848. Osterman discusses cholera epidemics, requests copies of Isaac Leeser's *The Occident* and a Jewish Orthodox Magazine, and asks her brother to bring her a Siddur.

First Texian Loan Certificate, No. 89, signed by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton. This partially printed bond, issued January 11, 1836, by the Provisional Government of Texas, acknowledges receipt of $32 from Robert Triplett as the first installment on a $320 loan. Printed by Benjamin Levy in New Orleans, Louisiana. The certificate was redeemable for Texas land at 50 cents per acre.

A one-page business letter written on letterhead from S. Schiffer & Nephews, wholesale grocers at 36 Vesey Street, New York City, to Robertson & Herndon in Tyler, Texas, on February 27, 1874. The letter concerns the collection of a bad debt. The letter is accompanied by its original postal cover.

A letter written on May 11, 1869, from S. Hernsheim at 75 Gravier St., New Orleans, Louisiana, to W. A. Menger at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The letterhead features an eagle. The letter is associated with the tobacco industry and S. Hernsheim Cigars.