Subject: Flour industry

Contract between the U.S. Army, represented by Major Henry R. Mizner, and Marcus Katz for the delivery of 36,000 pounds of flour to Camp Lowell, Arizona Territory. The contract, dated December 3, 1877, specifies a price of 5 cents per pound. The document includes multiple signatures and seals, with additional approvals on the reverse. Camp Lowell was a U.S. Army installation near Tucson, Arizona.

Autograph letter signed (ALS) from C. H. Viel of East Phoenix to L. M. Jacobs & Co. of Tucson, Arizona Territory, dated June 15, 1879. The letter discusses the price of flour. Written on the letterhead of The Salt River Flouring Mill.

Receipt signed by Abraham Hart for Jacob Hart & Co. of Easton, Pennsylvania, acknowledging payment of $7.50 from John Ewing for a barrel of superfine flour on January 22, 1810. Jacob and Abraham Hart were sons of Michael Hart, an early Jewish settler in Easton.

Royal Warrant signed by King George III, dated February 27, 1761, ordering payment of £1,211, 19 shillings, and 2 pence to Sir James Colebrooke, Arnold Nesbitt, George Colebrooke, and Moses Franks for flour supplied to British forces in New Hampshire and New York during the French and Indian War. The warrant is countersigned by Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Prime Minister), and Henry Bilson-Legge (Chancellor of the Exchequer). The two-page document is from the Court of St. James's, London, England.