Subject: Cotton Trade

Billhead from M. M. Cohn, Merchant and Cotton Buyer, located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Dated May 11, 1877. The billhead is a handwritten note, likely a business correspondence from Cohn to another business. The text describes a potential transaction. The billhead displays ornate Victorian-style lettering and a handwritten header section. The business address is handwritten.

Commercial letter on a billhead from M. Marx in Uniontown, Alabama, dated June 16, 1879. The letter advertises the business's willingness to pay the highest price for cotton. The letter is brief in nature.

Billhead from E. R. Selliger's business in Greenwood, Mississippi, dated March 23, 1894. The billhead indicates that Selliger sold plantation supplies and bought cotton.

Billhead from Hirsh Brothers & Co., a general store and cotton factors located in Uniontown, Alabama. The billhead is dated June 3, 1878. The archival object is a manuscript/mixed material, specifically a financial record in the form of a billhead.

Billhead of M. Isaac & Co. dated April 8, 1879. The billhead indicates "FLORIDA HEADQUARTERS" and lists a transaction for "1 BALE OF COTTON." The business was located in Thomasville, Georgia. This item is a manuscript/mixed material, specifically a financial record in the form of a billhead.

Billhead from M. Isaac & Co., dated October 28, 1879, from Thomasville, Georgia. The billhead indicates that the company was the "FLORIDA HEADQUARTERS" and lists a transaction involving "1 BALE OF COTTON".

Receipt from Cohen & Fosdick, cotton factors in Savannah, Georgia, dated May 18, 1847. The receipt is for four demijohns. The billhead measures approximately 7 by 5 1/2 inches. Cohen & Fosdick are listed as cotton factors in Harold D. Woodman's *King Cotton and His Retainers: Financing and Marketing the Cotton Crop of the South, 1800-1925*. A demijohn is an old word for a glass vessel with a large body and small neck, enclosed in wickerwork.

Billhead for M. Isaac & Co. documenting the sale of two bales of cotton. The billhead indicates a transaction date of December 9, 1879, and is associated with the Florida Headquarters. This item originates from the Thomasville Times Newspaper Archives and was published on July 17, 1880, on page 3. The geographic location is Thomasville, Georgia.

This item is a "PRICE CURRENT" broadside from Wiesenfeld, Stern & Co., successors of Odom, Clements & Co., Cotton Factors and General Commission Merchants, located at 87 Smith's Wharf in Baltimore, Maryland, dated January 16, 1869. The document lists prices for a wide range of goods and commodities, including beeswax, beans, cotton (with different grades like Upland, Middling, and Good Middling), dried fruit (apples, peaches, cherries), fertilizers, fish, flour, flaxseed, hides, greenbacks, lumbar, naval stores, peaches, pitch, rags, rice, seed, shingles, and tobacco. It also includes a "COTTON REPORT" table detailing stock and sales in various ports. The verso of the broadside is addressed by hand to James Sears in Gatesville, North Carolina. The typography is functional and characteristic of a commercial price list from the period.

Business card for Newburger & Levy, cotton buyers. The card is dated circa 1915, based on contextual information provided by the donor. The geographic location is inferred as the United States based on the context of the collection.

Three-page business letter dated November 4, 1830, from Mordecai Myers in Petersburg, Virginia, to Matthew Maury in New York, New York. The letter details cotton purchases Myers made on Maury's account, totaling approximately $12,000 (equivalent to approximately $300,000 in 2017).

A two-page commercial letter written in neat, small handwriting by Leech Harrison & Co. of Liverpool, England, to H. & C. Tobias in New York City on September 30, 1840. The letter discusses the political climate in Europe, predicting the avoidance of war, and provides a detailed trade report and market analysis focusing on cotton and flour.

A two-page commercial letter dated July 31, 1840, from Leech, Harrison & Co. in Liverpool, England, to H. & C. Tobias in New York, New York. The letter provides a detailed trade report and analysis of cotton, flour, and overall market conditions, including predictions about American crops. The writers express a generally optimistic outlook on the return of confidence in trade.

A one-page commercial letter, dated October 15, 1830, from the firm Mordecai & Myers in Petersburg, Virginia, to Matthew Maury in Boston, Massachusetts. The letter discusses cotton shipments, market prices, and business arrangements. It was forwarded from New York City.

This letter, written on the letterhead of V.E.A Meyer & Co., Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants of New York and New Orleans, is from A. A. Levi, acting as Trustee. Dated June 28, 1888, it is addressed to The First National Bank in Helena, Montana. Levi requests the bank to collect and remit the proceeds of a past due note for $75.50 from Miss Greenhood, which was accepted by Mrs. Schwerman and was due on July 11, 1886. The letterhead features ornate Victorian-style script for the business name and location, along with a distinct smaller logo in the upper left corner for "V. & A. Meyer & Co. Commission Merchants New Orleans." 3.

A letter from the firm Cohen & Fosdick in Savannah, Georgia, to I. G. Weld in Boston, Massachusetts, dated November 21, 1851. The letter discusses cotton prices and other matters related to the cotton trade.

A stampless letter from the firm Cohen & Fosdick in Savannah, Georgia, to I. G. Weld in Boston, Massachusetts, dated November 5, 1852. The letter discusses cotton prices and is written on a copy of "The Savannah Republican Prices Current," Vol. 12, No. 8.

A commercial letter dated November 21, 1857, from the firm Cohen & Fosdick in Savannah, Georgia, to I.G. Weld in Boston, Massachusetts. The letter discusses the cotton market and the state of the river for shipping.

A business letter dated November 27, 1884, from E. W. Terry to M. Levy & Sons, commission merchants and cotton factors in New Orleans, Louisiana. The letter discusses cotton prices and is written on Levy & Sons' letterhead. A second image shows the reverse of the letter.

A one-page letter, approximately 7-1/2" x 9-3/4", dated October 8, 1848, from E. Waitzfelder & Co. in Milledgeville, Georgia to Jacob Mayer & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter details a complaint about a shortage of goods in a recent shipment and requests a credit adjustment.

Three-page commercial letter written by Isaac Cohen of Isaac Cohen & Co. in Savannah, Georgia, to Joshua Bicknell, Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, dated September 18, 1816. The letter discusses business conditions in Savannah, including high rents, the failure of several mercantile firms (Pelot & Merrick, Isaac Merrick & Co., and Peter Schenk & Co.), the cotton and rice markets, and the health of the city.

This two-page letter, dated November 8, 1815, from Isaac Cohen in Savannah, Georgia, to Moses Brown in Newburyport, Massachusetts, discusses the rice and cotton trade. It includes an unlisted broadside announcing Cohen's entry into the commission business on October 27, 1815, and lists prices for rum, sugar, molasses, and treasury notes. The letter is signed "Isaac Cohen & Co." and bears a 37 1/2 cent war-rate stamp on the envelope.

Letter from Lehman, Durr & Co., cotton factors and general commission merchants in Montgomery, Alabama, to D. W. Boz in Wetumpka, Alabama, dated October 15, 1867. The letter discusses cotton prices in Mobile and New Orleans. Lehman, Durr & Co. was the founding firm of Lehman Brothers in New York City.

Letter from Lehman, Durr & Co., cotton factors and general commission merchants in Montgomery, Alabama, to H. P. Park in Greenville, Georgia, dated September 20, 1866. The letter discusses cotton prices in Mobile and New Orleans. Lehman, Durr & Co. was the founding firm of Lehman Brothers in New York City.

Letter dated March 29, 1889, on the letterhead of Mayer, Levy & Co., Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants, Vicksburg, Mississippi. The letter pertains to a payment due on an account. The letterhead mentions numerous branch offices in Mississippi, including Lexington and Mayersville.

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.

Letter written by Michael Lazarus to Shubael Hutchins in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 30, 1846, from Charleston, South Carolina. Lazarus expresses disappointment with the price Hutchins received for selling cotton and discusses current market prices.

A broadside letter dated November 4, 1854, from Octavius L. Cohen in Savannah, Georgia, to David S. Brown & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cohen, a cotton merchant, requests business. The broadside portion details cotton market prices and conditions.

Five-page letter written by S. Wolff of Mobile, Alabama, to Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia on April 21, 1848, detailing the suicides of E.L. Andrews in Mobile and his brother Z. Andrews in New Orleans. The letter describes the financial collapse of E.L. Andrews' firm due to the cotton market and the circumstances surrounding the suicides. The letter also mentions societal prejudices against Jews in Mobile.

Letter dated February 4, 1880, from Sam Frank, Cotton and Commission Merchant in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Julius Weil in Paducah, Kentucky. Frank responds to a confidential inquiry about a new businessman in town.

Business card for Newburger & Levy, cotton buyers. The card indicates the business number as 24974. The date is estimated as January 1, 1915, based on the donor's information. Geographic location is indicated as 32.3481439999347, -90.8824560003405, which needs further investigation to determine the precise city and state.

This is a 23-page octavo pamphlet by Leone Levi, originally published in 1863 as part of Volume 26 of the *Journal of the Statistical Society of London*. The pamphlet examines the impact of the American Civil War on the cotton trade and manufacturing industries. It includes one plate (likely a chart or graph illustrating statistical data). This is a first edition, and the copy is disbound.

Receipt issued on January 13, 1868, by Lehman, Newgass & Co., cotton merchants in New Orleans, Louisiana, acknowledging receipt of cotton bales shipped via the steamboat *Mary* to Mobile, Alabama. The receipt details the quantity and likely the consignee of the shipment.

A receipt issued on October 23, 1867, by Lehman, Newgass & Co., cotton merchants in New Orleans, Louisiana, acknowledging receipt of cotton bales shipped via the steamboat Morgan Lines from Mobile, Alabama. The document provides details of the shipment and is a commercial record reflecting business transactions in the textile industry during the late 19th century.

Receipt signed by Solomon Levy acknowledging receipt of three pounds from Martha Washington (Lady Washington) in full payment for 20 lbs of cotton. Dated June 17, 1790, New York, New York. This is potentially the only known commercial document between a Jewish merchant and the first family of the United States.

A single-leaf steamboat bill of lading from Lehman, Newgass & Co., cotton factors and general commission merchants in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dated April 1, 1869, the document details the shipment of goods, including bacon, flour, sugar, and molasses, aboard the steamer bound for Mobile, Alabama, and ultimately Elm Bluff, Alabama. The bill of lading specifies the terms of carriage and delivery.

Trade card advertising the mercantile business of W. H. Inman and A. Austell, specializing in cotton, tobacco, and other Southern produce. Located at 80 Wall Street. Circa 1885. The card indicates that the business was formerly located in Atlanta, Georgia.