Geography: Tucson

Deed transferring ownership of two lots in Tucson, Arizona, for $25.00, dated April 15, 1876. The deed was executed between B. M. Jacobs & Co. and Albert H. Sales.

Check drawn on L. M. Jacobs & Co., one of the first Arizona Jewish bankers, dated August 1, 1878, and endorsed by C. L. Metzger on September 1, 1878. The check was issued in Tucson, Arizona.

Issue of the Daily Arizona Citizen newspaper published in Tucson, Arizona on October 24, 1879. The newspaper contains numerous advertisements and mentions individuals including Alex Levine, H. & T. Welisch, Staab, J. M. Berger, and L. Zeckendorf.

This trade card advertises A. Goldschmidt & Co., a boot and shoe maker located at the corner of Congress Street and Church Plaza in Tucson, Arizona. The front of the card features an illustration of two well-dressed men. The back of the card includes a full advertisement, promoting a selection of custom boots and shoes.

A business letter dated April 11, 1877, written by T. Romero & Bro. in Las Vegas, New Mexico, to L. M. Jacobs & Co. in Tucson, Arizona. The letter discusses business matters, including a wagon master, freight bills, and Zeckendorf Bro. The letter is written on T. Romero & Bro. letterhead.

Commercial letter dated October 12, 1876, from Louis Rosenbaum, a general merchandise dealer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to L. M. Jacobs & Co. in Tucson, Arizona. Rosenbaum inquires about the whereabouts of Narcisco Pino.

Deed executed on September 1, 1873, between the Village of Tucson and M. J. Jacobs & Co., conveying a lot within the town limits for $4. Signed by Mayor James H. Toole, recorded in Pima County on December 29, 1882, and endorsed by Charles Drake. The deed bears the seal of the City of Tucson and signatures of William Osborn (recorder and justice of the peace), W.H. Hanson, and Jac. Martini as witnesses. This partially printed legal folio shows fold lines with partial separations.

Letter dated April 19, 1879, from the Bank of Arizona in Prescott, Arizona, to L. M. Jacobs in Tucson, Arizona. Signed by Solomon Lewis, President of the Bank of Arizona. Martin W. Kales, Cashier, is also listed on the letterhead. The letter measures 8" x 5".

Autograph letter signed (ALS) from C. H. Viel of East Phoenix to L. M. Jacobs & Co. of Tucson, Arizona Territory, dated June 15, 1879. The letter discusses the price of flour. Written on the letterhead of The Salt River Flouring Mill.

Collection of eight telegrams, sent between April and September 1878, from Yuma to Tucson, Arizona. The messages, primarily sent by David Neahr, forwarding agent for L.M. Jacobs & Co., concern financial transactions, shipping of goods, and delivery details. The telegrams bear the imprint of the War Department, Signal Service, U.S.A. (Form No. 1).

Collection of eight telegraph messages sent between April and September 1878, primarily from David Neahr in Yuma to L.M. Jacobs & Co. in Tucson, Arizona. The messages, sent via the War Department Signal Service, concern financial transactions, shipping of goods, and delivery details related to the Jacobs Company's mercantile and banking business. The messages are imprinted with the War Department, Signal Service U.S.A. - United States Telegraph (Form No. 1).

Collection of eight telegraph messages sent between Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, between April and September 1878. The messages, primarily from David Neahr to L.M. Jacobs & Co., detail business transactions concerning money transfers, shipping of goods, and railroad cargo. Most messages bear the imprint of the War Department, Signal Service U.S.A. The messages provide insight into the operations of L.M. Jacobs & Co., a prominent Jewish mercantile and banking firm in Tucson.

Collection of eight telegrams sent between April and September 1878 from David Neahr in Yuma, Arizona to L.M. Jacobs & Co. in Tucson, Arizona. The telegrams, on War Department, Signal Service U.S.A. forms, concern financial transactions, shipping of goods, and delivery details. The telegrams are part of a larger collection detailing the business activities of L.M. Jacobs & Co., prominent Tucson pioneers and bankers.

Contract between the U.S. Army, represented by Major Henry R. Mizner, and Marcus Katz for the delivery of 36,000 pounds of flour to Camp Lowell, Arizona Territory. The contract, dated December 3, 1877, specifies a price of 5 cents per pound. The document includes multiple signatures and seals, with additional approvals on the reverse. Camp Lowell was a U.S. Army installation near Tucson, Arizona.

Telegram sent from Marcus Katz in Tucson, Arizona to B.M. Jacobs, inquiring about the acceptance of an $184 draft. The message utilized the U.S. War Department's Signal Service (circa 1871 or 1877) for commercial communication.

A coded telegram sent on December 8, 1884, from B.M. Jacobs, cashier, to the Cochise County Bank in Tucson, Arizona. The telegram's content is a coded message.

Check for $200.00 drawn on the Pima County Bank by B.M. Jacobs on April 6, 1881, payable to Zuong, Chung, Shing & Co., who held an account at the Pacific Bank in San Francisco. The check documents a financial transaction between Tucson, Arizona and San Francisco, California.