Billhead from Jonas Schoenfeld's business at 423 and 425 Jackson Street, San Francisco, California, dated March 19, 1878. The billhead is made out to Salomen D. Schoenfeld of Red Bluff, California. The document includes an extensive biographical sketch of Salomen D. Schoenfeld, detailing his immigration from Westphalia, Germany in 1836, his early business ventures in New York and California, his successes in Red Bluff and other mining towns (Star City, Nevada; Silver City, Idaho), his real estate holdings, family life (marriage to Helena Myer and children David S. and Golda S.), and his involvement in the Masonic fraternity.
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Bookseller's Broadside: A Sketch of the Life, Last Sickness and Death, of Mrs. Mary Jane Grosvenor (3rd ed.)Book/bookseller broadside: *A Sketch of the Life, Last Sickness and Death, of Mrs. Mary Jane Grosvenor* (3rd edition). 86 pages, with the last four pages being publisher's advertisements. Published in Baltimore by Coale in 1818. Bound in full tree calf. Features a bookseller's ticket from Benjamin Levy & Company, New Orleans, with text in both French and English. The ticket provides insight into book distribution between the East and Gulf Coasts. Contains an ownership inscription: "Abigail Bates's Book." The book itself is a tribute to the wife of Thomas Grosvenor, a three-term Congressman from New York who later practiced law in Maryland.
Article and illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper covering Sir Moses Montefiore's 99th birthday. Published in New York, New York on November 17, 1883.
Issue of Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from May 10, 1856, featuring a notable print and article on Mordecai Manuel Noah. The article provides a biographical account of Noah's life and career, including his work as a newspaper publisher. Published in New York.
Pamphlet on Judah Touro by Max Kohler, 1905A pamphlet about Judah Touro, written by Max Kohler and signed by the author. Published in 1905. Associated with the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS).
Panegyric on the Life, Character, and Services of Rev. Isaac LeeserPamphlet containing a panegyric on the life, character, and services of Rev. Isaac Leeser, pronounced before the Hebrew Educational Society of Philadelphia on February 19, 1868 (5628). This memorial address was published as a pamphlet.
Panegyric on the Life, Character, and Services of Rev. Isaac LeeserMemorial address delivered before the Hebrew Educational Society of Philadelphia on February 19, 1868 (5628). This book contains a panegyric on the life, character, and services of Reverend Isaac Leeser.
Roll sheet documenting Company "C" of the 67th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. It details the service of Marcus M. Spiegel, who commanded the company and was promoted to Colonel of the 120th Regiment for bravery. Spiegel was killed at Snaggy Point, Louisiana, while in the process of being promoted to Brigadier General. Dated October 31, 1862.