A coin silver spoon crafted by Solomon Ralph Biesenthal in Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1858-1860s. The spoon is marked "S.R. Biesenthal." This object is part of a larger collection documenting the life and work of Biesenthal, a Jewish silversmith in antebellum Kentucky. Accompanying documentation includes an essay by Gary Dean Gardner discussing Biesenthal's life, challenges faced by Jewish artisans in the South, and the historical context of the spoon within the broader Louisville Jewish community.
Subject: Antebellum South
No additional authority information available for Antebellum South.
A one-page letter dated November 30, 1846, written by Michael Lazarus from Charleston, South Carolina, to C. P. Relf in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses cotton and rice market prices, offering bids and asks, and speculating on future cotton prices. The letter was written on the integral leaf of a stampless cover.
A handwritten promissory note from P. Melvin Cohen to Col. F. I. Moses, dated Charleston, SC, August 2, 1860. The note states that P. Melvin Cohen promises to pay Col. F. I. Moses the sum of $46.67 (stated as "Forty Six Dollars & 67 cents") twelve months from the date, with the amount due August 2, 1861. The note also indicates "value received". The verso includes an endorsement by Moses dated December 5, 1867. The document is written on lined paper in an ornate cursive script typical of the period.