Subject: Jewish peddlers

Resolution passed by the Lancaster, Pennsylvania City Council on February 22, 1839, offering a $300 reward for information leading to the conviction of the murderers of Lazarus Zellerbach. The document includes correspondence from Baltimore police regarding the arrest of suspects Henry Kobler Musselman and Lewis Wilman.

Letter dated April 2, 1839, from the Baltimore Police to the Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, informing him of the arrest of Henry Kobler Musselman and Lewis Wilman, suspected murderers of a Jewish peddler. The letter requests further information from Lancaster for the suspects' final commitment. The event generated sufficient interest to warrant a pamphlet account of the trial printed in Lancaster in 1839. Lazarus Zellerbach, a Pittsburgh resident and one of five known Jews in Pittsburgh in 1839, is mentioned.

Autograph letter signed (ALS) from N. Metzger to Joshua Fry, dated January 30, 1856, expressing concern about Jewish peddlers in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and seeking Fry's support for a peddler's license law. The letter also includes political commentary and endorsements for Fry's reelection. This letter is one of several in a small archive of letters addressed to Pennsylvania Representative Joshua Fry around 1856.

Issue of the Pennsylvania Packet and the General Advertiser newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1772. This issue features a large advertisement offering a reward for the apprehension of Isaac Jacobs and Emanuel Lyon, Jewish peddlers accused of nefarious dealings. The advertisement includes woodcut illustrations of the peddlers and detailed descriptions of their activities. The newspaper's masthead includes an illustration of a sailing ship.