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Autograph Letter Signed by L. Hirschfeld to Jacobs, Meyer & Co., July 24, 1847

Autograph letter signed by L. Hirschfeld to Jacobs, Meyer & Co., dated July 24, 1847. The letter, primarily in German with some English, discusses a draft for three hundred dollars and orders textiles. Postmarked Pittsburgh and docketed July 19, 1847, by the recipient. One of the earliest extant letters from a Jew in Pittsburgh.

Associated People/Businesses

Hirschfeld, L.
Jacobs, Meyer & Co.
Hirschfeld, Louis

Geography

Pittsburgh
Philadelphia

Subjects

Commercial correspondence
Jewish way of life
Textile industry

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 4