Subject: Licenses

Printed and handwritten business license issued in Mora County, New Mexico Territory on September 14, 1869. The license, costing $50.50 (approximately $860 in 2016), was granted to B. (Benjamin) Lowenstein, a Jewish merchant who operated a trading post in Mora. The document is a form with handwritten additions, and it shows the official seal of the Mayor.

Printed and filled-in business license issued to Cohen & Isaacs in Richmond, Virginia on June 13, 1789. The license is signed by Adam Craig. This is considered the earliest known Southern Jewish business license. The document measures 4" x 8".

Issue of the Daily National Intelligencer newspaper published in Washington, D.C. on September 13, 1850. This issue features a list of hundreds of licenses issued, including several for Jewish individuals. One entry notes a fine levied against A. Lehman for a dog license violation.

This archival item consists of five separate licenses issued by the Internal Revenue Service between 1875 and 1882. The licenses do not reference a name; however, based on the collection's overall context they are assumed to be associated with a Jewish individual. The specific nature of the licenses is not specified.

A letter written on January 14, 1884, by Myer Levi, a dealer in dry goods, notions, groceries, cigars, tobacco, and snuff in Berlin, Maryland, to William B. Tomlinson. The letter concerns a three-month peddler's license and includes a payment of seven dollars. The letter is accompanied by an envelope with advertising.

A partially printed license bond, numbered 545, permitting the operation of a tavern by Isaac Philips at 129 New Levee Street and Market Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Issued January 1, 1834, the bond, approximately 7.5 x 12 inches, includes signatures from Isaac Philips, co-signer Andre Kirkham, and a representative from the Mayor's office. The bond secured a $1,000.00 license for an annual tax of $150.00, in accordance with the 1805 New Orleans city charter. The document shows some browning.

License issued to Jacob Shimmel in Pioneer, Montana on August 23, 1869, valid for three months. The document requires further research to determine the exact nature of the license.

United States Internal Revenue Tobacco License issued in Salt Lake City, Utah to Moss Woolf for the manufacture of cigars. Dated May 1, 1876. This license is part of a collection of 77 such licenses.

License issued to Davis Levy on November 15, 1854, in Marysville, Yuba County, California, permitting him to sell "Goods, Wares and Merchandise" at Foster's Bar for three months. The license is signed by John A. Paxton. This license is part of a larger collection of materials related to Davis Levy, including legal documents from the Supreme Court of California cases involving accusations of fraud against him and his brother, Bernard Levy.

This document is a United States Internal Revenue Tobacco License issued in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 29, 1876, to David Levy for the manufacture of cigars. The license covers the period 1876-1877.

License issued to Marx Cohan (Cohen) to peddle goods and merchandise with one horse and wagon in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, on November 10, 1856. The license cost $5.00 and was valid for three months. This document is one of a pair; the other (item 18-389 in the collection) is a nearly identical license issued to Myer Eisenberg on the same day.

License issued to Myer Eisenberg on November 10, 1856, in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, permitting him to peddle goods and merchandise with a two-horse wagon for three months. The license fee was $7.00. This document is part of a larger collection of business records and licenses. A similar license was issued the same day to Marx Cohen.

This document is a two-page license application, folded from a single sheet, for Samuel Cyrus Hart to peddle domestic and foreign goods from a horse and wagon in 1849. Hart's application notes that he is disabled and unable to perform physical labor, necessitating the need for a peddler's license. The license fee was $300.00. The application was endorsed by Hart & Isaac Hugus. The document's description notes that no reference to Hart's name was found in the available data, it is assumed that he was Jewish.

Broadside listing licensed peddlers in New York City, New York, dated February 1, 1843. The list includes numerous Jewish names and specifies the mode of travel for each peddler (on foot, one horse, or two horses). The broadside is printed on both sides.

A broadside listing licensed peddlers in New York City, dated May 10, 1878. The list includes the names of numerous Jewish peddlers and specifies their mode of travel (on foot, one horse, or two horses).

Broadside listing peddlers licensed to sell foreign goods in New York State, endorsed by Horatio Ballard, Secretary of State, May 10, 1863. Includes the names of several Jewish merchants: Goldman, Jacob; Lipman, Marcus; Ullman, Jacob; and Mack, Joseph. Measures approximately 5.25" x 10.50".

A broadside listing licensed peddlers in New York City on May 10, 1875. The list specifies the mode of travel for each peddler (on foot, one horse, or two horses). Named peddlers include Jacob Cohen, Adolphe Mayer, and A.J. Weingandt.

A merchant's license issued to H. Scheppel in Philipsburg, Montana on August 25, 1869, valid for three months. The license is a single-page document.

Merchant's license issued to I. C. Levy in Lincoln, Montana on July 22, 1869, valid for three months. The license is a single-page document.

Receipt for a pawnbroker's license issued to S. Silverman in Great Falls, Montana on January 15, 1894. The receipt indicates a cost of $30 for a three-month period. The document is a legal record.

A pawnbrokers' license issued in Baltimore, Maryland on May 10, 1855, to Solomon Engelmeyer, David Oppenheimer, and Moses Pollock. The license is signed by the three pawnbrokers as well as the city's ex-officio mayor and city council.

Peddler's license issued to H. Bernstine in Missoula County, Montana Territory, on August 15, 1868, authorizing him to peddle goods for three months. The license is signed by William G. Edwards.

Peddler's license issued to Jacob Weil on November 27, 1854, in Marysville, Yuba County, California, authorizing him to peddle in the State of California for one month for a fee of $10.00. This license may be the earliest extant document of this pioneer Jewish merchant.

Peddler's license issued to Joseph Ginsberg in Rocker, Montana Territory on September 16, 1867, authorizing him to operate as a peddler for three months. The license notes Ginsberg's membership in King Solomon's Masonic Lodge No. 9 in Montana. Ginsberg died on June 2, 1900.

A peddler's license issued to Charles Ressler in German Gulch, Montana on February 10, 1866, valid for three months. The license is a legal document.

Peddler's license issued to Jacob Jacobs to peddle goods and wares in Marysville, California on November 15, 1854. The license is signed by John A. Paxton, County Treasurer. Printed on blue paper, measuring 4 1/8" x 6 1/8". Three punch holes at the left side from an old filing system.

Two handwritten receipts for peddler's licenses issued in Lebanon, Ohio on October 13th and November 14th, 1857. The receipts, noting payment received by Augustus Cohn, detail payments for licenses to peddle. One receipt shows a payment of $3.00 for three months of peddling on foot, signed by Jacob Koogle. A second receipt (included in the same folder) details a $5.00 payment for a license to peddle using a horse and cart.

A license issued to Solomon & Crescenzo, a firm in Austin, Nevada, on February 5, 1895, permitting them to conduct mercantile business for three months after payment of a $5.00 fee. The license is signed by M. D. Murphy.

A handwritten petition from Moses Goldschmidt requesting a license to operate a pawnbroker's office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The petition, dated March 9, 1839, was presented to the city council on June 4, 1839. The formal portion of the document appears to be written by a different hand, possibly an attorney. The document is noted as "GOLDSMITH!!".

Three separate licenses issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Berks County, between 1873 and 1875. The licenses do not explicitly name the recipient, but are assumed to be related to a Jewish individual based on the collection context.