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Appointment of Edward A. Jacobs as Deputy Marshal of the Crow Reservation, Montana Territory, May 28, 1874 Appointment of Edward A. Jacobs as Deputy Marshal of the Crow Reservation, Montana Territory, May 28, 1874

Manuscript document appointing Edward A. Jacobs as Deputy Marshal of the Crow Reservation in Montana Territory. Written and signed by William F. Wheeler, U.S. Marshal of the District of Montana, on May 28, 1874. On the verso, Jacobs resigned on July 16, 1874.

Check from the City of New York to Goodheart & Hays, 1811 October 28 Check from the City of New York to Goodheart & Hays, 1811 October 28

Check issued by DeWitt Clinton, as Mayor of New York City, payable to Goodheart & Hays for 'City Watch' on October 20, 1811. The check is endorsed by Jacob Hays.

Letter from Baltimore Police to the Mayor of Lancaster Regarding the Arrest of Henry Kobler Musselman and Lewis Wilman, April 2, 1839 Letter from Baltimore Police to the Mayor of Lancaster Regarding the Arrest of Henry Kobler Musselman and Lewis Wilman, April 2, 1839

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.

Stereoscopic Photograph: New York's Finest Going to Duty Stereoscopic Photograph: New York's Finest Going to Duty

Stereoscopic view card depicting New York City police officers going on duty. The image likely dates from around 1900, based on the provided metadata. The card's physical location is Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 6, Folder 91.