Letter - Carhart & Roff, Macon, Georgia, September 23, 1854

A handwritten letter from Alexander Levinsky of Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Carhart & Roff in Macon, Georgia, dated September 23, 1854. The letter concerns an incorrect order where pepper sauce was sent instead of peppermint, which Levinsky had intended for his bar. He notes that he will keep the pepper sauce as he can dispose of it to the hotel, and requests that one dozen peppermint be sent. The body of the letter is in a different hand than the signature of Alexander Levinsky. A postscript mentions, "You can send it by the bearer of this Boy Mortimer belonging to Col Osborn," indicating the use of an enslaved individual for delivery. The back of the letter is addressed to "Mefs Carhart & Roff Macon Ga" and also notes "by Boy Mortimer."

Associated People/Businesses

• Alexander Levinsky (Sender, Bar and Hotel Owner)
• Carhart & Roff (Merchants)
• Col Osborn (Owner of Boy Mortimer)
• Boy Mortimer (Bearer of letter, Enslaved)
• Levinsky, Alexander

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Letter
• Mercantile
• Trade
• Oglethorpe, Georgia
• Macon, Georgia
• Peppermint
• Pepper Sauce
• 19th Century
• Slavery
• Business correspondence
• Hotels
• Bars

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 6