Subject: Distilled Spirits

Billhead from Oberfelder, Max & T., dated February 21, 1881. The billhead lists the company's address as 123 California St., San Francisco, California, and indicates that they are agents for the Amazone Distilling Co. The document is a single sheet.

Single sheet ledger-form document, folded in two, used in a court case. Relates to the distillery business of Jacob Hart, son of Michael Hart, one of the founders of Eaton, Pennsylvania. The document is undated, but cross-references suggest a date around 1805. Includes references to other entries (#196, #368, #370).

Invoice from J. & A. Freiberg Distillers, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Bateman, 58 Main Street, Great Falls, Montana, dated April 24, 1897. The invoice details a business transaction, likely for alcoholic beverages, given the nature of the business.

A letter dated May 25, 1886, from A. Rosenfeld & Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky, to W. P. Howard & Co. in St. Louis, Missouri. The letter, on the letterhead of the Rock Spring Distilling Co., discusses the distilling business and features an illustration of their Tip Top Whiskey brand. The letter mentions A. Rosenfeld and Abe Hirsch as partners.

A two-page letter dated December 8, 1891, from Ulman Goldsborough Co. in Baltimore, Maryland, to Bateman & Switzer in Great Falls, Montana. The letter details an order for various types of whiskey, including Maryland Rye, Wilson Rye, and Wilson Bourbon, and discusses pricing discrepancies noted by their agent, Mr. Silberberg.

A collection of three business letters. The first letter is from Einstein Brothers, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, located at 42 Merwin St., Cleveland, Ohio, dated November 3, 1874. The second letter is from Ullman, Einstein & Co., Whiskey Merchants and distillers of Ohio grape brandy, featuring a lithograph of their office at 154-156-158 Sheriff St., Cleveland, Ohio, and noting their establishment in 1866. The third letter is from Ullman-Einstein & Co., Whiskies, Distilleries, Baltimore Distilling Co. & Blenders of fine old Whiskies, located at 657-659 Bolivar Rd & 2166-2176 East 7th St., Baltimore, noting their establishment in 1866 and incorporation in 1904, and listing nine directors. The business ceased to exist in 1919.

This document is a four-page petition dated January 2, 1817, from Judah and Charles H. Saunders to the United States Congress, requesting a refund of duties paid on liquor that was subsequently destroyed by fire. The petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. The response, a report from the Committee of Ways and Means rejecting the petition, is dated July 2, 1817. Manuel Judah, one of the petitioners, was a Richmond distiller and a charter member of Congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia. Printed in Washington, D.C. by William A. Davis. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide.

A port of entry document related to Gulf Stream Whiskey, issued to S. Rosenbloom & Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 27, 1917. The document resembles a stock certificate and features a vignette of a distillery at 207 Market Street.

Rectangular-shaped whiskey bottle for Lowenstein & Co. Old Harvest Corn Whiskey. Manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1890s. The bottle is part of the Judaica Americana collection.