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Bronze Shoe of Jacob Kohn, Montgomery, AlabamaBronze Shoe of Jacob Kohn, Montgomery, Alabama

Bronze shoe, 11 3/4 inches long, belonging to Jacob Kohn (1829-1897). Kohn, a shoemaker who immigrated from Bavaria in the 1840s, became superintendent and later owner of a Confederate shoe factory in Montgomery, Alabama, during and after the Civil War. The shoe is in excellent condition and is a material artifact relating to his life and career.

Financial Records of Simon and Mary Lewy, Eufaula, Alabama, 1870-1948Financial Records of Simon and Mary Lewy, Eufaula, Alabama, 1870-1948

This archive contains a collection of financial documents spanning from 1870 to 1948, primarily related to Simon and Mary Lewy, Jewish merchants in Eufaula, Alabama. The collection includes loan documents, balance sheets, mortgages, and tax receipts, offering insights into the Lewys' business activities and financial dealings. Specific documents include a loan from Solomon Lewy to Simon Lewy (1870), three complete balance sheets from the 1880s, numerous loan documents from 1890 to 1904, several poll tax receipts (circa late 1890s), and approximately ten documents from the 1940s concerning local taxes. The collection provides a valuable glimpse into the financial life of a Jewish merchant family in a small Southern town. Notable documents include a mortgage between Simon and Mary Lewy and an illegible seller (possibly J. G. Guire) dated December 30, 1890; a mortgage between Mary Lewy et al. and an illegible seller (possibly J. G. Guire) dated December 30, 1890; documentation of a loan taken out by Simon Lewy from the Eufaula Building and Loan Association for $2,000 on April 17, 1875; and a mortgage between Simon and Mary Lewy and A. Friedlander & Co. dated March 30, 1886. The collection comprises over 50 documents.

Letter from Ernest Allen to Ellen Lazarus Allen Shutt, January 1, 1880Letter from Ernest Allen to Ellen Lazarus Allen Shutt, January 1, 1880

Two-page letter dated January 1, 1880, from Ernest Allen in Montgomery, Alabama, to his mother, Ellen Lazarus Allen Shutt, in New York City. The letter expresses concern about a family illness (diphtheria) and describes the recent snowfall in Montgomery. The letterhead features boxed advertising and a red illustration of a steam engine. Accompanied by the original envelope addressed to Mrs. E. L. Shutt in New York City. Ellen Lazarus Allen Shutt (1825-1917) was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, into a Jewish family. She married John Allen, who converted to Judaism, and later married Walter Shutt. Ernest Allen (1854-1908) was the son of Ellen Lazarus and John Allen.

Stampless Letter from M. Englander to B. Cohen, Montgomery, Alabama, November 14, 1846Stampless Letter from M. Englander to B. Cohen, Montgomery, Alabama, November 14, 1846

A single-page stampless letter and cover combination mailed from Montgomery, Alabama to B. Cohen in Mobile, Alabama on November 14, 1846. The faded cover displays readable postal markings. The letter, written in German by M. Englander, is of a commercial nature, requesting 39 yards of carpet to be sent via steamship. A second note, also in German and signed by D.B., is present on the same page. Englander's connection to Isaac Lesser, a trustee of the original Montgomery Temple, is noted in related correspondence.