Carte-de-visite photograph of a Civil War soldier. The back of the photograph indicates it was taken at Theodore Lilienthal's Photographic Gallery, located at 102 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. The photograph is undated, but Lilienthal operated his gallery from at least 1857-1861 and remained active throughout the Civil War.
Subject: New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 19th century
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A letter written by Leo L. Demery to Isaac Leeser on July 24, 1850, from New Orleans, Louisiana. The letter concerns Demery's non-receipt of a copy of *The Occident*, a prominent 19th-century American Jewish periodical edited by Leeser.
A two-page letter written by Solomon Solis to his sister, Sarah Miriam Carvalho, on November 28, 1850, in Philadelphia. The letter discusses the status of a parcel of property owned by their late father in New Orleans, including attempts to locate his books and details regarding foreclosures and lawsuits. The letter also includes personal reflections on their parents. A small illustration of the property is included on the second page. The letter shows tears.
A half-page letter written by Wickliffe E. Baldwin in New York City on July 27, 1851 (possibly 1852) to Charles Tobias in New Orleans. Baldwin writes on behalf of his brother Horace, thanking Tobias for a kind note and informing him that the business is now under Baldwin's control. Horace E. Baldwin & Co. was previously known as Taylor, Baldwin and Co., based in Newark, NJ, before relocating to New Orleans in 1842. Baldwin appears to have remained in New Orleans until 1853.
Commercial broadside advertising Levy's Letter Sheet Wholesale Prices Current, published in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 26, 1839. The broadside was folded into a stampless cover addressed to Greensburg, Kentucky. Benjamin Levy was the first Jewish printer in America.
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.
Newspaper clipping from The New York Tribune, dated April 21, 1855, detailing the lawsuit of Josephine Smith (alias Barrett), a white woman claiming wrongful enslavement by Joseph Cohen and Lionel Levy in New Orleans. The article highlights the unusual circumstances of the case, involving a biracial child raised as white, and the Jewish identities of all parties involved. Additional background information provided includes details about the Barrett brothers' mercantile activities in Charleston, S.C., and Columbia, and Judah Barrett's involvement in founding the Touro Synagogue in New Orleans. The clipping also mentions Mordecai Manuel Noah's attempt to establish a Jewish homeland in Ararat.