Letter from Joseph Bloomingdale to Isaac Leeser, Franklin, New York, February 4, 1867


Letter from Joseph Bloomingdale to Isaac Leeser inviting him to a ball on February 22, 1867. The letter features the embossed seal of a lodge with an oil derrick, indicating its founding in 1866. The letter was written from Franklin, New York, a boomtown located 10 miles from Titusville, where oil was first discovered approximately two years prior.


Associated People/Businesses

  • Leeser, Isaac
  • Bloomingdale, Joseph
  • LEESER, ISAAC / BLOOMINGDALE, S.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 1