Subject: Charleston

A bill of lading from Mordecai & Co., Agents for the Baltimore and Charleston Railroad and Steamship Co., issued on September 19, 1867, in Baltimore. The document records the shipment of "2 Boxes (Cont. Carriage) Wheels" aboard the Steamer "Galecar". The goods were shipped by Geo. Carl and consigned to Geo. Carl in Charleston, S.C. Charges include $5.00 for freight, $2.50 for wharfage, and $0.30 for expense, totaling $7.80. The document features a company logo depicting a sailing steamship, with ornate Victorian-style lettering for the company name and decorative borders in the header.

An invoice from B. Feldmann & Co., dealers in fine family groceries and provisions, located at No. 350 King Street, between Society and George, in Charleston, SC. Dated August 19, 1889, the billhead is addressed to M. Simmons, Milly & Co., detailing a transaction for $1.00. The item features ornate Victorian-style typography for the business name and services, and a decorative border on the left side lists a wide range of grocery products available, including hams, bacon, coffee, tea, sugar, and various liquors. The document also states, "BILLS NOT PAID IN THIRTY DAYS, WILL BE CHARGED INTEREST."

A printed pamphlet titled "Charleston Business Cards" serving as a directory of various businesses operating in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1854. It lists numerous businesses with their names, industries, and addresses, including wholesale shoe dealers, booksellers and stationers, importers and wholesale dealers in dry goods and clothing, carriage factories, wholesale and retail grocers, dealers in drugs and fancy goods, drapers and tailors, manufacturing stationers, agents for steamship lines, importers and wholesale dealers in German, French, and English goods, rubber goods dealers, importers and wholesale dealers in lead, paints, oils, and window glass, brokers and auction agents, manufacturers of carriages and buggies, daguerrean artists, direct importers of hardware, cutlery, and guns, importers of foreign books, stationery, and works of art, retail apothecaries and druggists, and manufacturers and dealers in hats and caps. Specific highlighted entries include the "Carolina Clothing Depot" (with A. N. Cohen, Jr. as Proprietor and L. L. Levy as Superintendent), the "Southern Clothing Emporium" (operated by D. J. & J. Levy), "James E. Spear" (dealing in Fine Watches, Jewelry, Silver Ware, and Fancy Goods), and the "Charleston Hat Manufactory" (managed by R. Hawley), which explicitly notes its establishment date as Jan. 1, 1854. The pamphlet features a simple, text-heavy layout typical of business directories of the period, printed on aged paper with basic typography. No elaborate graphical elements or logos are visible.

This first edition book, published in 1866 by Joseph Walker, details the history of Charleston, South Carolina, from the perspective of long-time resident Jacob Cardozo. Cardozo, a Sephardic Jew born in Savannah, Georgia in 1786, was a self-educated economist, editor, and publisher of the Southern Patriot. The book covers various aspects of Charleston's life, including agriculture, commerce, education, the legal system, charitable organizations, and the early days of the Civil War. The book includes an appendix with information on the beginning of the Civil War at Forts Moultrie and Sumter, along with the action at Fort Wagner and other Charleston-area sites.