Billhead from L. Wolfson's dry goods store in San Antonio, Texas, dated June 2, 1888. The billhead features a lithograph of the store. Saul Wolfson, who established the Saul Wolfson Drygoods Company in San Antonio in 1868, is mentioned in the accompanying biographical information. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War and was a member of several fraternal organizations, including the Rebekahs, Odd Fellows, B'nai Brith, and the G.A.R., as well as Congregation Temple Beth-El.
Subject: Jewish Americans--Texas
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A one-page letter written by Michael Seeligson of Galveston, Texas to Isaac Leeser on September 1, 1852, describing the consecration of the Hebrew Cemetery in Galveston. Seeligson details the ceremony, the attendees, and the significance of this event for the small Jewish community. This letter is a rare example of early Texana related to Jewish history.
Tax receipt issued to David Levi Kokernot on June 5, 1865, in Gonzales County, Texas. The receipt indicates payment of taxes. The recipient, David Levi Kokernot (1805-1892), was a prominent Jewish rancher in Texas who fought in the Texas War of Independence and for the Confederacy.