Subject: Auctioneering

A one-page business letter dated October 2, 1824, from David Judah & Co. in Richmond, Virginia, to T. I. Tobias & Co. in New York, New York. The letter concerns funds and includes a draft for $3,000.

Letter from David Judah in Richmond, Virginia to Edward Pollock & Co. in New York, New York, dated November 27, 1822. The letter pertains to commercial dealings between the two parties and references D. Hart. A stampless cover from Richmond is included.

A one-and-a-half-page stampless business letter written by David Judah of D. J. & Co. in Richmond, Virginia, to T. I. Tobias of T. I. Tobias & Co. in New York, New York, on October 28, 1825. The letter details the successful sale of various merchandise.

A one-quarter page commercial letter sent from Whitwell Bond & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts to T. I. Tobias & Co. in New York City on February 21, 1825. The letter forwards a remittance draft from David Judah & Co.

Issue of the Philadelphia Mercantile Advertiser newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1814. This issue contains advertisements for the auction of a prize ship, The Sisters, and real estate by F. Montmollin & S. Moses.

This trade card advertises Geo. Finck, an auctioneer located at the corner of Kearny and Geary Streets in San Francisco. The front of the card features a whimsical illustration of a couple sitting together. The woman is playing the piano while the man is slumped over, possibly asleep. Both are positioned within a third-quarter moon scene. The back of the card has a full advertisement for Geo. Finck's auction services, indicating that auctions are held every night.