Billhead - Louis Stix & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, August 25, 1864

This billhead details a transaction from Louis Stix & Co., Importers & Wholesale Dealers in Foreign & Domestic Staple & Fancy Dry Goods, located at No 164 Main Street, Between Fourth & Fifth East Side, Cincinnati, Ohio, dated August 25, 1864. The bill is addressed to Mr. John Rick and itemizes various dry goods purchased, including Naps, Damask, Spool Thread, Marseilles Skirtforms, Clo. Shoelaces, Irish Linen, Jeans, and Broad. The document features an ornate Victorian-style header with elaborate lettering for the business name and description, and a decorative circular seal outlining their return policy. A blue U.S. Internal Revenue stamp is affixed to the document. **3.

Associated People/Businesses

• Louis Stix
• Nathan Stix
• Jos. L. Swarts
• STIX, LOUIS
• STIX, NATHAN
• SWARTS, JOS. L.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Dry goods
• Wholesale trade
• Cincinnati (Ohio)
• 1860s
• Billheads
• Revenue stamps
• Retail trade
• Victorian Era

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 8