Subject: Liquors

Billhead from A. Cahn & Co., dealers in groceries, provisions, liquors, and other items, located at Front Street, Portland, Oregon. Dated June 17, 1864. The bill lists the transaction made with H. Failing. The billhead lists a transaction value of $25.77 and a note indicating that it was paid. The billhead is printed on lined paper and includes a handwritten note at the bottom.

Invoice from A. Cahn & Co., dealers in groceries, provisions, liquors, and other items, located on Front Street, Portland, Oregon. Dated August 31, 1864. The bill lists an item purchased by H. Failing, likely a purchase of “German Meatche”, for which the price is listed as 600 cents. The billhead displays ornate Victorian-style lettering and features the business's name, address, and a decorative border.

Billhead from Auerbach, Wells & Co., wholesalers and retailers of wines, liquors, fancy goods, notions, stationery, wall and wrap papers, located on Main Street in Helena, Montana. Dated April 1, 1878. The bill is addressed to R. Lockey & Co. and includes a record of the transaction. The billhead features the company name, a list of goods sold, and the business address. The billhead also notes the company is a depot for the sale of Singer Manufacturing Co. sewing machines, threads, and attachments. The document shows evidence of items being purchased from a different business, including an accounting line for “12 C.M.I. (2 + Gaynor 1 Zubrissie).” The document has an ornate Victorian-style font and layout.

Invoice from Chas. Mayn & Co., dealers in staple and fancy groceries, provisions, liquors, tobacco, cigars, mining tools, and other goods. Dated June 1, 1874. The invoice is made out to Davis & Wallace and details various purchases, likely including tobacco, possibly brooms, and/or shoes, with corresponding price and quantity information. The billhead has a printed header, ornate lettering, and clear details of the business address and transaction. The header lists the business name and a short list of goods sold. The billhead also mentions A. Kleinschmidt.

Billhead from Frederick Lehman, a Commission Merchant, located at No. 53 Main Street, Helena, Montana Territory. Dated January 31, 1876. The billhead lists a total of 6 items and a total value of $319.20. It is formatted with a hand-written itemized list of goods sold to Davis & Wallen, indicating an amount in dollars and cents for each item. It also lists a handwritten total amount at the bottom of the bill. The billhead is printed on thin, lined paper. The text is in a traditional Victorian-style font.

A billhead from Hyman & Reichenberg, wholesalers and retailers dealing in clothing, dry-goods, groceries, boots and shoes, liquors, tobacco, cigars, etc. in Silver City, Idaho. Dated January 1, 1868. The bill lists two purchases by W. P. Walbridge. The billhead includes an ornate vignette of a building with the word 'Orders' printed below it.

A billhead, likely an invoice, from J. Glassman, a wholesale and retail dealer in provisions, groceries, liquors, grain, flour, and other goods in Georgetown, California. The business operated out of a “Fire-Proof Brick Building” on Main Street. The billhead lists a variety of items purchased by Mr. Drillon, possibly for a mining operation, such as rice, flour, coffee, tea, sugar, and various other goods. The billhead is dated July 16, 1867. The billhead has a framed header section, ornate lettering, and includes handwritten details of the transactions and a final total of the bill. The billhead is in excellent condition.

Invoice from Mayn & Heitman, dealers in family groceries, tobacco, cigars, liquors, and farmers produce, located at Lower Main Street, Helena, Montana. Dated December 3, 1876. The bill lists a purchase of goods for Mrs. Davis Wallace. The billhead features a decorative border, ornate lettering, and a printed header.

Billhead from Nathan & Oppeheimer, wholesalers of wines, liquors, cigars and tobacco, located at 325 Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee. The billhead is dated March 3, 1892, and was sold to J. T. Terry. The business is identified as the sole agents for Original Budweiser and Anheuser bottled beer. The billhead features ornate lettering, a grapevine motif, and decorative lines.

Billhead for Pioneer Co-Operative Company, a wholesaler and retailer of dry goods, groceries, liquors, and other items, located in Columbus, Georgia. Dated March 21, 1882. The bill indicates a purchase of goods, likely from the Pioneer Co-Operative Company, by Leo H. Thompson. The billhead is an ornate, printed form, with a prominent graphic depicting the building where the company is located and a detailed listing of the items purchased and the amount.

Billhead from Rothschild Bros., importers and dealers in liquors, located at 214 South Front Street, Philadelphia. Dated May 26, 1881. The bill includes an itemized list of a purchase of 1 case of sherry wine by Honig & Schutter, likely a retail establishment or business. The billhead has an ornate header section and details the address of the business.

Billhead for Samuel Silverman, a wholesale dealer in groceries and liquors, located on Front Street, three doors above court, in Pomeroy, Ohio. The billhead is dated March 16, 1870. It lists three items purchased by A. Frith, with their quantities and prices. The total cost of the purchase is $23.60.

Billhead from Adler, Eichold & Leva, wholesale dealers in groceries, liquors, and tobacco, located at Nos. 6 & 7 Central Block, Selma, Alabama. Dated June 18, 1877. The bill shows a purchase of 1 gross of pint flasks for $5.50. The name 'Eichold' has been crossed out. The billhead measures approximately [Dimensions needed].

Billhead of Joseph Sampson & Son, a dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, crockery, hardware, groceries and liquors store, located on Front Street, Georgetown, South Carolina. The billhead is dated May 18, 1880, and advertises that the company buys cotton and country produce. Additional information notes that Joseph Sampson served in the Civil War (Company I, 21st Infantry, detailed to Quartermaster Department) and his grandfather was listed in the 1818 business directory.

Billhead from Mantoue & Co., wholesale grocers and commission merchants located at 114 East Bay, Charleston, South Carolina. The billhead advertises their services as wholesale dealers in groceries, liquors, wines, and ales, and agents for the sale of manufactured tobacco. It is dated October 28, 1868. The billhead is associated with an early Sephardic Charleston family.

Billhead/letter from S. Weiner's Son, an importer and wholesale dealer in wines, liquors, and cigars, located at 12 & 14 Hasbrouck Ave., Rondout, New York. The date on the billhead is January 28, 1891. The business was established in 1858.