Subject: Checks

Check drawn on the Nevada Bank of San Francisco, dated December 9, 1896, and signed by Adolph Sutro. Sutro is noted for building the Sutro Tunnel for the Comstock Lode.

Check drawn on Adolphus Meier & Co., dated June 1, 1841, and signed by H. Shurlds. The check is from New York, New York.

Check drawn on the National Broadway Bank, New York City, dated December 31, 1868, and endorsed by Albert Cardoza. The check was for judicial salaries. Albert Cardoza was the father of Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo and had connections to Tammany Hall.

Check drawn on the Anglo-Californian Bank in San Francisco, California, dated October 17, 1890. The check was prepared by A.S.D. Mayer, teller. The Anglo-Californian Bank was founded in 1873 as a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and Co.

Bank draft issued by the Otsego County Bank in Otsego, New York on March 5, 1836, payable to Joseph Gratz and endorsed by him. This financial record provides evidence of a banking transaction.

Bank draft issued by the Otsego County Bank in Otsego, New York, on October 2, 1839, payable to Joseph Gratz and endorsed by A. Scott. This financial record offers insight into the banking practices of the time and the financial transactions of Joseph Gratz.

Bank draft issued by the Otsego County Bank in Otsego, New York on March 11, 1836, payable to Joseph Gratz and endorsed by Hyman Gratz as his attorney. This financial record provides evidence of a banking transaction.

Bank draft issued by the Otsego County Bank in Otsego, New York, on January 28, 1836, payable to Joseph Gratz and endorsed by A. Scott. This financial record provides evidence of a monetary transaction during this period.

Check drawn on Girard Trust for the Bank of North America, dated January 21, 1848, and made out to I. B. Nones. The check was likely a dividend payment. Joseph B. Nones (1787-1887), a Jewish American, was a notable figure who served in the US Navy during the War of 1812 and the First Barbary War. Later in life, he became an importer in Philadelphia and also served as a commissioner for various states, signing legal documents in those capacities.

Check signed by Benjamin Altman, dated December 5, 1905. Altman's small dry goods store, opened in New York City in 1865, became the third largest in the city during his lifetime. The store was incorporated in 1913.

Check drawn by Benjamin Hart on Joseph Houston, dated October 26, 1815, in New York, New York. The check shows a countersignature on the back.

Check from the Carrolton Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana. The check is printed with the bank's name and location. The date is partially visible as '183---', with the last digit illegible. The check also bears the imprint 'Printed and sold by B. Levy' at the bottom. Imagery on the check includes an angled beehive and an angel with a paintboard.

This check, dated December 14, 1876, is drawn by C.V. Levy, Attorney at Law, on the First National Bank in Frederick, Maryland. It is made out to Wm. R. Hill, attorney for Wm. R. Barnes & Co., for the amount of $7.60. The check features an ornate vignette of Miss Liberty on the left side and decorative Victorian-style lettering for the bank's name. A blue revenue stamp is affixed to the upper right corner. The reverse includes endorsements by Wm. R. Hill, R.M. Hoffe (for Wm. R. Barnes & Co.), and B.T. Baldwin, President of the First National Bank.

Check issued by the Office of the Board of Fire Commissioners in Baltimore, Maryland, dated January 24, 1879. The check is payable to S. Levy for the amount of $42.04. The check displays a simple design with printed text and handwritten signatures of the President and Secretary.

A check dated July 5, 1864, from Augusta, Georgia, drawn on the Union Bank. It orders the cashier to pay L. Z. Stirnheimer the sum of thirty-five thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($35,175). The check is signed by L. Cohn and includes a note stating the amount is “to be debited to Mr. Stirnheimer, on presentation of a draft.” The document features elegant handwritten script, characteristic of the mid-19th century. 3.

Check dated September 2, 1868, drawn on the Fourth National Bank of New York and made payable to Kamak Levy & Co. The check is signed by L.H. Hershfield & Bro. The check features a vignette of a figure of Justice. This check represents an early example of financial activity involving Jewish pioneers in Helena, Montana.

Check for an unspecified amount drawn on Greenhood, Bohm & Co. and signed by S. M. Cohn. The check was deposited with Flechheimer, Goodkinder & Co. by J.S. and includes a revenue stamp. The check was written in Helena, Montana on March 14, 1879. Rothenberg is also mentioned on the check, possibly as an attorney.

Check drawn on Kaufmann & Bondy, dated June 14, 1879, and paid to Greenwood & Bohm in Helena, Montana. The check is a financial record related to Kaufmann Bros. and Goodman, Bohm & Co. in New York, New York.

Check drawn on the Kensington Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Ell L. Moss on September 12, 1844, payable to Northern Liberties Gas Works.

Check drawn on Kensington Bank; endorsed by Joseph Gratz; signed by the treasurer of the Northern Liberties Gas Works; brother of Rebecca Gratz; dated September 10, 1844; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This check is part of a larger collection of financial records.

Check drawn on the Kensington Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated December 5, 1844. The check was endorsed by Joseph Gratz and signed by the treasurer of the Northern Liberties Gas Works. Joseph Gratz was the brother of Rebecca Gratz.

Check drawn on the Kensington Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated September 10, 1844. The check is endorsed by Joseph Gratz and his brother Jacob Gratz, and signed by the treasurer of the Northern Liberties Gas Works.

Check drawn on the banking house of L. H. Hershfield & Bro., Helena, Montana, dated March 1, 1871. The check was paid in gold coin and features a vignette of a miner. L.H. Hershfield & Bro. were early Jewish pioneers in Montana.

Check drawn on L. H. Hershfield & Bro. on November 5, 1880, in Helena, Montana. The check was made payable to E. Andrews & Co.

Check for an unknown amount drawn on the L.H. Hershfield & Bro. Banking House in Helena, Montana on February 16, 1883. The check was written by William H. Morrill.

Check drawn on the Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana on April 3, 1889, made out to Rothschild & Hadenfeldt and signed by Aaron Hershfield. The check was stamped for deposit. The Hershfield brothers, Aaron and Lewis, were prominent bankers in Montana. Lewis Hershfield was a highly successful businessman in the American West, establishing a bank in Virginia City and later moving it to Helena.

Check drawn on the Rocky Mountain National Bank, Central City, Colorado, payable to B. Altman & Co. on April 14, 1894.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated July 12, 1821, and endorsed by Sarah Nathans. The check's description notes that Sarah Nathans was the mistress of Moses, bore three sons, and later converted to Judaism at Mikveh Israel.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated October 25, 1821, and endorsed by Sarah Nathans. The check's description notes that Sarah Nathans was the mistress of Moses and bore him three sons before converting to Judaism at Mikveh Israel.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated October 12, 1825, and endorsed by Sarah Nathans. The description notes that Sarah Nathans was the mistress of Moses, bore three sons, and later converted to Judaism at Mikveh Israel.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank and endorsed by Sarah Nathans on April 13, 1825. The check provides details about Sarah Nathans's life, including her relationship to Moses Nathans and her conversion to Judaism.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank, endorsed by Sarah Nathans, dated October 14, 1822. The check was issued in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Check drawn on the Bank of California, Helena, Montana, dated June 19, 1866. The check was endorsed by F. Behan and is associated with L. H. Hershfield, an early Jewish pioneer in Montana.

Check drawn on the Bank of Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, dated December 4, 1824. The check was written by Nathaniel Cox and endorsed by W. F. Saul as cashier. Saul is listed as a non-Israelite donor in the 1828 bylaws of the Congregation of Shinarai Chasset.

Check for an unspecified amount drawn by H. I. Levy on the Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated March 3, 1834.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank on March 12, 1819, and endorsed by Sarah Nathans. The check's description notes that Sarah Nathans was the mistress of Moses and bore three sons before converting to Judaism at Mikveh Israel.

Check drawn on the Territory of Montana by H. M. Cohen, dated December 8, 1865. The check includes revenue stamps.

Printed check drawn on Wilmerding, Loewe Co. in San Francisco, California, payable to Rosenwald & Kahn. The check is dated January 14, 1898.

A printed check drawn on Wilmerding, Loewe Co. in San Francisco, California, payable to Rosenwald & Kahn. The check is dated January 14, 1898.

A check for $69.38, dated March 24, 1854, drawn on a bank in Puerto Cabello and endorsed by Isaac Leeser, payable to A. Myerston. The check is written in English and includes decorative embellishments. The verso includes an endorsement by A. Myerston and additional markings, potentially from a photography studio (Bendann Bros.).

A check for $10,000, dated February 1, 1862, issued by Lewis I. Cohen to Broadway Bank in New York City. The check is also signed by New York City Mayor George Opdyke and is related to revenue bonds. Cohen was known for his involvement in Jewish affairs.

Check for 500 pounds sterling, dated August 20, 1810, drawn in Richmond, Virginia, to the order of Samuel Myers of London. The check is signed by David Milhado and endorsed by Samuel Myers and Seixas Nathan.

Check dated December 28, 1789, drawn on the New York Bank by Aaron Burr and payable to B. S. Judah. The check bears Aaron Burr's full signature. This check is significant due to the involvement of both Aaron Burr, the third Vice President of the United States, and Benjamin S. Judah, a prominent New York merchant and member of Congregation Shearith Israel.

Check for $2506.00, dated July 30, 1857, made out to Morris Einstein and Brothers and signed by Abraham Marks in Clarksburg, Virginia (present-day West Virginia). The verso shows endorsements by Morris and Henry Einstein, indicating partial payments, returned goods, and final payment in Washington, D.C. The back of the check suggests a rental agreement between the Einsteins and Marks, possibly for a storefront with inventory.

Check drawn on the Paris branch of the New York branch of the House of Rothschild, dated October 29, 1844. The check is signed by August Belmont and made payable to Clermont & Co. The check reflects Belmont's role as the American representative of the Rothschild banking house.

A check drawn on February 7, 1906, by Benjamin Altman and made payable to Lich & Co. The check is drawn on the Chemical National Bank of New York City. The check is endorsed.

Check for $34.78 issued by C. V. S. Levy to A. P. Schoneman & Bro. on January 14, 1877. Drawn on the First National Bank, Frederick, Maryland. The check features a vignette of Miss Liberty and a revenue stamp.

Check for $49.50 drawn on the First National Bank of Frederick, Maryland, dated January 7, 1877. The check is signed by C. V. S. Levy and includes a revenue stamp. A vignette of Miss Liberty is featured on the check.

Check dated September 12, 1839, made out to J. R. Poland & Sons in New York, New York. The check was issued by Herman Sillem.

Check issued by I. M. Oppenheim & Co. to Francis Degen on May 10, 1849 in New York, New York. The check is endorsed.

A check for $1000 in gold coin, dated June 7, 1871, drawn on J. Strauss & Bro. and endorsed to L. H. Hershfield & Bro., bankers in Helena, Montana. The check features a vignette of a miner and a dog.

Check drawn on the New York City branch of J. W. Schmidt & Vogel, London, and made payable to Joseph Brothers on September 29, 1847, in New York, New York.

Check issued by L. H. Hershfield & Bros. bankers of Helena, Montana, to I. L. Holzman & Bros. on September 4, 1877. The check was endorsed by I. L. Holzman & Bros.

Check for an unspecified amount issued by L. H. Hershfield & Co. on July 15, 1867, in Helena, Montana Territory. The check is payable to "Charity" and signed by L. H. Hershfield. L. H. Hershfield was a prominent Jewish businessman in the American West, known for establishing banks in Montana.

Check issued by L. H. Hershfield & Co., Bankers, in Helena, Montana Territory on October 27, 1866. The check, written in German, is payable to Herr Levy for $1443.75 and signed by Mann & Berliner.

Check drawn on the Merchants' National Bank of Helena, Montana, dated September 23, 1884, and signed by L. H. Hershfield & Son.

Check dated November 20, 1879, made out to A. S. Rosenbaum & Co. from Lazard Frères, Bankers, in San Francisco, California. The check includes advertisements by Weihe.

Check dated August 31, 1840, issued by Uriah Hendricks Levy to John D. Wendel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Levy was the owner of one of the finest apothecaries in New York City.

A check for an unspecified amount, dated December 29, 1874, issued by Louise A. Uhlich and payable to O'Malley Bros. The check was processed through the First National Bank of Chicago, Illinois and bears a revenue stamp. The check's amount is illegible in the available image.

A check dated August 9, 1892, issued by Moses Dryfoos of "The People's Store," a dealer in cigars and tobacco, to the Marine National Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. The check is signed by Moses Dryfoos.

Bank check issued by Moses Levy on the Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated September 23, 1817. This financial record provides insight into the banking practices and commercial activities of the time.

Check issued by the New York branch of N. M. Rothschild & Sons on November 9, 1844, payable to Joseph Brothers and endorsed by August Belmont. The check is part of the financial records related to Belmont's activities in New York City.

Check drawn on the New York City branch of N.M. Rothschild & Sons, London, dated August 12, 1850, and made out to I.D. Kohler and Sons. The check is endorsed on the front and back. August Belmont, Sr., the American representative of the Rothschild family's banking house, is discussed in the donor's description.

Check issued by the New York City branch of N.M. Rothschild & Sons on October 31, 1843, payable to P.R. Poland & Sons. The check is endorsed on the front and back by August Belmont. This check represents a financial transaction within the context of 19th-century American finance, involving prominent figures like August Belmont and the Rothschild banking house.

Check for $200.00 drawn on the Pima County Bank by B.M. Jacobs on April 6, 1881, payable to Zuong, Chung, Shing & Co., who held an account at the Pacific Bank in San Francisco. The check documents a financial transaction between Tucson, Arizona and San Francisco, California.

Check dated September 28, 1877, issued by R. N. Hershfield of Leavenworth, Kansas, payable to Kountze Bros. The check includes a vignette depicting the successor firm "Hershfield & Mitchell." Biographical information on R. N. Hershfield is included, detailing his career in watchmaking and retail in Leavenworth, Kansas, from 1856 to 1877. Information from William G. Cutler's *History of the State of Kansas* (1883) is cited.

Check for $4.18, dated September 1, 1874, drawn on a New York City bank (59 Broad St., NYC) by S. & F. Uhlmann and made out to Samuel Aub. The check features an illustration of bags of hops and barley.

Check drawn on Greenbaum & ASD, dated November 27, 1894, and paid to Bateman & Switzer of Great Falls, Montana. The check features a yellow vignette of a distillery and originates from Louisville, Kentucky.

Check issued by DeWitt Clinton, as Mayor of New York City, payable to Goodheart & Hays for 'City Watch' on October 20, 1811. The check is endorsed by Jacob Hays.

Check dated July 24, 1845, issued by the Paris branch of the New York branch of Rothschild Bros. to R. G. Talcott. The check is signed by August Belmont. August Belmont, Sr. (1813-1890) was the American representative of the Rothschild family's banking house.

Check issued on January 17, 1883, by the V.O.F. Building Association in Virginia City, Nevada. The check is signed by L. Guggenheim as secretary. The check features a vignette of an Indian princess.

Check issued by the New York branch of Theodore Vietor & Duckwitz to Joseph Jacobs on December 4, 1842. The check is endorsed on the front and back by Joseph Jacobs.

Check drawn on Faber & Bierwirth, dated March 6, 1834, and payable to F. E. Blatspiel. The check's specifics, such as the amount, are not visible in the available image.

A check signed by J. S. Fischel, dated July 16, 1834, and drawn on a New York bank. The check's specific bank and amount are not visible in the available image.

Check dated March 9, 1880, made out to Alice Knickerbocker and endorsed by her. The check was drawn on L. H. Hershfield & Bro., Bankers, in Helena, Montana. Lewis and Aaron Hershfield were prominent bankers in Montana, known for their success in Virginia City and Helena. Aaron Hershfield's later involvement in a legal case involving check fraud and a contentious divorce is also documented.

Check issued to Jacob Hays, High Constable of New York City, on June 30, 1828 for the amount of $125.00. The check is drawn on the City of New York and signed by William Paulding Jr., as Mayor.

Check dated September 12, 1844, made payable to Julia Moss and drawn on the Kensington Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The check's memo line indicates payment from the Northern Liberties Gas Works.

Check signed by Haym Salomon (Solomon) to Francisco Rendon, personal representative of Charles III, King of Spain, dated January 21, 1784. This $200 check attests to Salomon's financial assistance to Rendon, similar to his aid to several members of the Continental Congress, including James Madison. Haym Salomon's signatures are rare, and this one may be the only one to appear at public auction in the last ten years. The check was sold on October 18, 2023, at University Archives, Lot #244, for $23,750. Additional information describes Salomon's involvement with the Sons of Liberty, his arrest and escape from the British, his work as a broker and paymaster for French forces, and his crucial financial contributions to the American Revolution, particularly providing $20,000 for George Washington's Yorktown campaign. Salomon passed away in 1785 from tuberculosis, leaving his family in poverty.

Check for $200.00 payable to Albert Levy, dated September 13, 1852, issued by Albert Bell & Son in Coshocton, Ohio. The check features a vignette of a woman and bears endorsements from both Levy and L. Heidenheimer on the reverse.

Check made out to Einstein, Rosenfeld & Co. and endorsed on December 17, 1864. The check was drawn on the George Washington Banking Office in Corning, New York.

Two checks dated December 11, 1888. One check is drawn on the Cochise County Bank in Tombstone, Arizona, and made payable to Lynn Union Cooperative Shoe Co. The second check, also from the Cochise County Bank and written by A. E. Jacobs, is for $144.60 payable to the Lynn Union Cooperative Shoe Co., who held an account at the Chemical National Bank of New York.

Printed check signed by Edward Goldschmidt. The check features "EDWARD GOLDSHMIDT, RECEIVER" on the side and "NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH AMERICA IN NEW YORK" across the front. Dated October 13, 1897.

Check dated July 21, 1834, made out to P. I. Heisch in London and signed by F. S. Fischel. The check was written in New York, New York.

Check issued to Rougemont de Lowenberg in Paris, France, on October 4, 1851. The check's issuer is listed as Gomez, H. The check is written in French.

Check drawn on the First National Bank of Helena, Montana, dated October 23, 1872. The check, for $3000 payable to L. Goldberg at 12% annual interest in 90 days, was signed by Goldberg and subsequently paid.

Check issued by G. B. Lichtenberg firm, located at 64, 66 & 66 Congress Street East, New York, New York, dated January 4, 1871. The check includes a revenue stamp.

Check for $5000 issued to the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Society of the City of New York on July 10, 1869. The check is endorsed by Henry Goldsmith, Secretary of the Asylum, and signed by Mayor A. Oakley Hall and Comptroller Richard B. Connolly. Hall and Connolly were associated with the corrupt Tweed Ring.

A personal check jointly signed by Isaac Hahn and M. Opper, dated June 6, 1876. The check was printed by the National Bank Note Company and issued in Providence, Rhode Island. Additional information indicates an October 12, 1889 date related to this check and its connection to New York, New York.

Bank check drawn by Isaac Hays on the Kensington Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated September 10, 1844.

Check for $605.49 drawn by Isaac Polock on the Bank of the United States, dated October 31, 1795. The check is printed on a standard Bank of the United States form.

Check drawn on Isaacs, Taylor & Williams, bankers in Richmond, Virginia, dated April 2, 1872. The check is from Manchester, Virginia.

Check drawn on Northrup & Chick, bankers, payable to G. W. Pritchett for an unspecified amount. The check is signed by L. H. Hershfield & Bros. and bears a revenue stamp. Dated January 18, 1869. The Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana, was originally established as L.H. Hershfield and Co. in Virginia City, Montana Territory, and for many years operated as L.H. Hershfield and Bro. It went into receivership in 1897.

Check drawn on L. H. Hershfield & Co., Bankers, in Helena, Montana, dated June 6, 1867. The check is made out to 'Self' for $2,102.00 and payable in gold dust at a discounted rate. The check is signed by H. Rosenthal (possibly the H. Rosenthal from Nevada) and includes a notation on the verso specifying payment terms in gold dust.

Incomplete check from L. H. Hershfield & Co., Helena, Montana, dated 1865. The Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana, was originally established as L.H. Hershfield and Co. in Virginia City, Montana Territory, and operated for many years as L.H. Hershfield and Bro. It went into receivership in 1897.

Sight draft check issued by L. H. Hershfield & Co. on July 8, 1867, payable to Maria Allen. The check does not name the bank on which it is drawn. L. H. Hershfield & Co. operated as a bank in Virginia City and later Helena, Montana. The firm was later known as the Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana, before going into receivership in 1897.

Sight draft check issued by L. H. Hershfield & Co. on June 25, 1867, payable to George Clark. The check lacks a bank name. L. H. Hershfield & Co. was a prominent banking firm in Helena, Montana, originally established as L. H. Hershfield and Co. in Virginia City, Montana Territory. It later operated as L. H. Hershfield and Bro. before entering receivership in 1897. The firm was founded by Lewis Hershfield, a successful Jewish businessman in the American West.

Check drawn on L. M. Jacobs & Co., one of the first Arizona Jewish bankers, dated August 1, 1878, and endorsed by C. L. Metzger on September 1, 1878. The check was issued in Tucson, Arizona.

Check issued by L. Woldenberg & Co. to W. Davis for an unspecified amount on June 1, 1888. The check references Cedarville and San Francisco, California. The check's design includes a ship vignette.

Letter - sent by an illegible sender to Henry Cohen, regarding a check|....42 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA…circa 1860's Henry Cohen immigrated from England to Philadelphia in 1837 and quickly established a highly successful business career. Shortly after his arrival, he founded a high-end wholesale stationery enterprise that specialized in envelope manufacturing and foreign imports. During the 1850s and 1860s, the commercial headquarters for this flourishing operation were located at 42 Market Street. Under Philadelphia's older grid numbering system, this specific location later shifted to what is known today as the 500 block of Market Street.When the American Civil War broke out in the 1860s, Cohen's business experienced significant growth. He chose to use his newly acquired wealth to fiercely back the Union cause. As part of these patriotic efforts, he became an early member of Philadelphia's historic Union League. Through this organization, he provided massive financial subscriptions to help fund and equip the Union military.Beyond his commercial success, Henry Cohen and his wife, Matilda, were pillar figures in the early American Jewish community. According to 19th-century historical records—including Henry Samuel Morais' landmark 1894 volume The Jews of Philadelphia—the family maintained a deep commitment to Jewish communal life. They were lifelong, deeply involved members of Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel, one of the oldest and most historic synagogues in the United States, where Henry routinely contributed leadership, resources, and financial support.The Cohens also maintained an elite social and philanthropic partnership with Rebecca Gratz, the famous Jewish-American educator who founded the first Hebrew Sunday School in America. Matilda Cohen was an intimate friend of Gratz and served as her primary co-worker across multiple local Jewish charity organizations. This philanthropic drive extended into the Civil War when Philadelphia hosted the Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission. Henry funded and Matilda led the Women's Branch of the Sanitary Fair Committee, where she spearheaded efforts for Pennsylvania’s Jewish women to organize mass sewing circles that crafted essential clothes and blankets for Union soldiers.In addition to wartime relief, historical records show that Henry Cohen acted as a primary benefactor and financial adviser to the early Philadelphia Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum. His leadership helped establish a vital social safety net for arriving Jewish immigrants and orphaned children. Toward the end of his life, Cohen continued his civic dedication by acting as a chief promoter for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. His wife served as a highly decorated organizer for the event, ensuring that the civic, cultural, and charitable contributions of the Jewish community were prominently represented on a global stage

A letter written by Paul Friedman of Offer & Friedman, located at 419 & 421 Jackson Street, to W. T. Bone in Pico Rivera, California, on May 28, 1888. The letter concerns a check written by Bone to Friedman and includes a notary certificate signed by Louis Meininger. The letter is written on Friedman's letterhead.

Letter written by Sam Silverman in Philipsburg, Montana Territory, to Auerbach, Wells & Co. in Helena, Montana, on February 4, 1881. Silverman inquires about a check he left with the company.

Check drawn on the Bank of Virginia by Mayer, Strouse & Baum, dated March 23, 1860. The check features a vignette of Native Americans. This check was issued from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A check for $7.00 drawn on the Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana, on March 12, 1883. The check was written by William M. McCormick to Kountze Brothers. Aaron Hershfield is listed as the cashier. This check is part of a larger collection documenting the history of the Merchants National Bank, originally founded by Lewis H. Hershfield.

Check drawn on the Northern Liberties Gas Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated July 13, 1838. The check is signed by Isaac Hays, Chairman of the Works, and S. Merrick, the first president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hays was a founder of Mikveh Israel.

Check drawn on the Northern Liberties Gas Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated June 15, 1838. The check is signed by S.V. Merrick and Joseph Gratz, chairman.

Check drawn on the Northern Liberties Gas Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated June 29, 1838. The check is signed by S. V. Merrick as chairman. Note that S.V. Merrick was the first president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and brother of Rebecca Gratz.

Check from the Northern Liberties Gas Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated March 18, 1839. The check is signed by Joseph Cresson Jr., and Joseph Gratz signed as chairman.

Printed sight draft check drawn on September 23, 1853, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The check is signed by Joseph Abrams and involves the firms Nesbit, Sellers & Co. and James, Kent, Santes & Co.

Check issued by R. S. Solomon & Sons for $1169.50, dated October 10, 1867, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The check bears a revenue stamp and an endorsement.

A one-quarter page, stampless letter from the Banking House of J. I. Cohen, Jr. and Brothers in Baltimore, Maryland, dated April 25, 1834. The letter, written on the bank's letterhead, remits a check. A clerk's signature is visible. The recipient is Elie Beatty. The letter also mentions Hagerstown, Maryland.

Check issued by the New York branch of Rothschild Brothers, Paris, dated January 3, 1841, and made payable to J. M. Cohn. The check bears the endorsement of August Belmont on the reverse.

Check drawn on S. S. Bloom & Co., dated April 1, 1869, in Shelby, Ohio. The check features a graphic design incorporating Bloom's building and advertises their services: "General Agency and Collection Office...Military Claims Collected; and Pensions Procured."

Check drawn on the Territory of Montana by Salomon Hanauer, dated November 22, 1865. The check includes revenue stamps.

Check drawn on the Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana on May 1, 1883, payable to Sando Bros. The check is signed by Aaron Hershfield, cashier. The Hershfield brothers, Aaron and Lewis, were prominent bankers in Montana. Lewis Hershfield was a particularly successful businessman in the American West, establishing a bank in Virginia City, Montana before moving it to Helena.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated September 30, 1819, and endorsed by Sarah Nathans. The check's description notes that Sarah Nathans was the mistress of Moses, bore him three sons, and later converted to Judaism at Mikveh Israel.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank by Simon Gratz dated March 16, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This check is a financial record of a transaction involving Gratz and the bank.

Sight draft check issued by Heidelbach, Bauer & Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, to L. M. Rosenthal on November 18, 1867. The check is drawn on a bank in Berlin, Germany, a branch of Espy, Heidelbach & Co. The check is written in both German and English.

Sight draft check for $100 issued by Stein Brothers in Baltimore, Maryland on December 16, 1889. The check was payable to Fock and charged to the account of Jacob Isaac Weiller Sohne in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

This collection contains three checks drawn by C. V. S. Levy, a Jewish lawyer. One check, dated January 28, 1873, is drawn on the First National Bank in Glade Hill, Virginia, and made payable to William Devries & Co. Two other checks are also included; one is dated December 14, 1876, drawn on the First National Bank in Frederick, Maryland, payable to B. Hill; the other is dated January 7, 1877, drawn on the First National Bank in Frederick, Maryland, and payable to Charles E. Cassell and Frederick White. Two of the checks bear revenue stamps.

An unfilled check drawn on the Leather Manufacturers' National Bank by De Cordova, Olendorf & Co. The check is undated, but other evidence suggests it dates from around 1875. The check was issued in New York City.

Check drawn on Wells Fargo & Company on September 10, 1873, payable to S. & H. Levy in Columbia, California. The check includes a revenue stamp.

Check for $10.00, dated November 10, 1888, drawn on Wells Fargo & Co. Bank, San Francisco, and signed by Adolph Sutro. The check was made payable to Children's Hospital. Adolph Sutro was the builder of the famous Sutro Tunnel for the Comstock Lode.