Subject: Financial Institutions

Billhead for Western Union Telegraph Co. in Carson City, Nevada. Dated July 10, 1886. The bill lists a transaction for the “weekly stock report” and is addressed to the Bullion & Exchange Bank. This is a receipt showing payment. It also states that “one day off” is credited to the account.

Billhead from Levey Bro's & Company, bank stationers in Indianapolis, Indiana, dated July 2, 1889. The billhead features a large logo and indicates the company's address as 18 to 24 West Maryland Street. The billhead is associated with the Bank of Wonewoc, Wisconsin. The company was established in 1848, with Louis H. Levey as president and A. M. Glossbrenner as vice president.

This broadside, folded into two pages, announces the opening of the Watkins Bank in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 1, 1874, with a capital of $250,000. It lists B.A. Feinman as Vice President and Director, also noting his business as Wholesale Liquors.

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.

Deposit slip from the Anglo-Californian Bank in San Francisco, California, dated July 26, 1883. The slip lists depositors Frederick Low, Ignatz Steinhart, and P.N. Lilienthal. The Anglo-Californian Bank, Limited, was founded in 1873 as a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and Co.

Invitation to the opening of the new building of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, issued by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange for Moses A. Dropsie on June 29, 1876. The invitation is a printed card.

This archival collection contains two related legal documents pertaining to bankruptcy cases in Memphis, Tennessee. The first document, dated September 3, 1870, involves the Memphis German Savings Institution as plaintiff and Henry Nathan et al. as defendants. It details the bankruptcy of Henry Lyons on November 30, 1868, and includes a statement by Lyons acknowledging his discharge from debt to the bank. The second document appears to be an attorney's brief, mentioning Lyons, Henry, Nathan, Henry, Sartoris, Jacob (1823-1884), and Jacob Fies (?). These documents are connected to a separate set of legal documents (item 18.434), which involve similar parties and debts. One of the documents within the related set (item 18.434) is from October 10, 1867, concerns a note signed by Henry Nathan, and Jacob Sartoris, and the other document within that set, dated September 7, 1870, was handled by the Second Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. Jacob Sartoris's bankruptcy declaration on December 4, 1868, is also mentioned in item 18.434.

Letter from Greenebaum Bros. & Co., Bankers, located at No. 1 Nassau Street, New York. Dated December 9, 1874. The letter is addressed to R. D. Gribble of Jefferson, Texas. The letter states that Greenebaum Bros. & Co. has enclosed a corrected list of European correspondents for Gribble's guidance. The letter also states that drafts on Germany are henceforth to be issued in Reichsmarks, which please note. Thalers and Florins cease to be legal currency with the end of the current year. The letter concludes by requesting Gribble to return the old list of instructions.

This document is a true copy of an original resolution passed by The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society on January 8, 1894. The resolution authorizes Morris Whitehead, William Davis, David Cohn, and Julius Israelsky to receive and receipt for moneys on deposit with the society from Pass-Book No. 52550, on behalf of Chebra Chavai Shalom. The document includes the genuine signatures of these four individuals, along with their official designations: Julius Israelsky (Secretary), Morris Whitehead (President), W. Davis (first Trustee), and David Cohn (second Trustee). The item features a formal printed layout with a script-like font for the main body of the resolution, completed with handwritten details and signatures. A placeholder for a "SEAL" is indicated at the bottom left, characteristic of late 19th-century financial documents. 3.

This trade card advertises Hatch & Cohn, a Creditors' Agency located at 320 & 322 Broadway, New York, New York. The card is a simple, straight design and states that the agency was “late of Law” and the “Collection Dept. of H.B. Claflin.” The card is printed on white card stock. The back of the card is blank.

Trade card advertising the business of Hugo Gorsch. The card lists two addresses: 215 Bowery (New Amsterdam Savings Bank), corner of Rivington St., and a residence at 128 Orchard Street. The card is circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Joseph Nelken's business, located in Cohn's Cigar Store in New York City. The front of the card (Image 1: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/54ccd651-fc2f-4d26-9e2f-e53011e65587%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) shows [a detailed description of the card's imagery is needed here based on visual inspection of the image. Include descriptions of any prominent features like logos, illustrations, text, colors, or styles]. The back of the card (Image 2: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/c845e0fa-cef1-4105-ac77-7b3c90bcd698%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) is [describe the back of the card; if blank, state so].