Subject: Employment

Contract between Nathan Hurwitz and Israel Kaufman, dated September 25, 1896, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The contract details an agreement for Hurwitz to work for Kaufman as a designer and pattern maker for one year at a weekly wage of $60.00.

A business letter written on May 26, 1890, by H. M. Selig, a stationer and printer in Savannah, Georgia, to A. W. Grooms in Jacksonville, Florida. Selig offers Grooms employment at a salary of $18.00 per week. The letter is contained within an envelope featuring advertising for Selig's business.

A letter dated December 17, 1884, from J.C. Young to Eckman & Vetsburg, a wholesale dry goods and notions company located at 151 & 153 Congress Street in Savannah, Georgia. Young's letter expresses his interest in employment and mentions prior work experience with the company. The letterhead features a vignette of an office building and horse-drawn carriage. An additional address of 39 Worth Street, New York City is also listed. The letter is written on watermarked paper.

Autograph letter signed from Louis M. Slutsky to Isaac Leeser, written in Buffalo, New York on December 17, 1853. Slutsky expresses his interest in translation work and seeks employment opportunities.

A letter dated July 2, 1862, from M. Eppstein to Isaac Leeser concerning a rabbi position at Congregation Achduth Vesholom in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The letter includes an advertisement for the position, specifying a salary of $400 plus $200 in benefits, with no expenses paid to applicants during a trial period.

A letter dated July 29, 1834, from M. Isaacson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to T. I. Tobias in New York, New York. Isaacson discusses closing his fur business and seeking new employment as a fur manufacturer, merchant, clerk, bookkeeper, or salesman. He mentions a Cohen in Philadelphia, offering insight into a Jewish self-help network.