Subject: Michigan

A letter from E. Lieberman, a wholesale clothing manufacturer and jobber in goods for men's wear, located at 122 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, dated July 30, 1875. The letter, addressed to Messrs. Potter & Strotland of Sheridan, discusses a previous communication received on July 20th and apologizes for an oversight in sending a statement. It requests payment within a few days and offers a one percent deduction for early remittance. The letterhead features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name and details. **3.

PICTURE OF STORE FRONT...MARBLE CLOTHING HOUSE; PART OF PAPERS FROM THE 7TH MICHIGAN DISCHARGE...ALL LETTERS; REFERRED TO THIS MERCHANT IN JACKSON. MICH. IN 12/1865.; ;

This document is an order for payment from the U.S. Paymaster to M. B. Breitenbach, dated March 1, 1866, in Jackson, Michigan. It instructs the Paymaster to pay M. B. Breitenbach forty-six dollars, to be deducted from the money due to Lewis Arnell of Co. H, 12th Reg't Mich. Inf. upon his mustering out of the U.S. Army, for goods he purchased. The item is a pre-printed form with handwritten insertions for names, amounts, and dates, featuring blue ink for the printed text and a dark, possibly black or brown, ink for the handwritten details. The form includes a simple double-line border. 3.

This document is a partially printed Sutler's Script, issued by M. B. Breitenbach, the sutler for the 12th Michigan Infantry, from Jackson, Michigan, on March 1, 1866. It serves as an order to the U.S. Paymaster to pay M. B. Breitenbach twenty-nine dollars ($29.00), to be deducted from the final pay of Sergeant Hull M. Cross upon his mustering out of the U.S. Army. Sergeant Cross attests to having bought goods in good faith and requests the deduction. The document also notes $1.30 due to Sergeant Cross from the U.S. Government. The form features a pre-printed layout with handwritten details, including a blue stamped or printed "$29.00" within a decorative oval at the top left and the prominent printed text "PAYMASTER U.S.A." and "PAY TO M. B. BREITENBACH," with the latter in bold, capitalized lettering.