Subject: Paper

Billhead - S. Marcus...Stationary Store...Montgomery, Alabama...7/26/1883. The identity of Sigmund Marcus (S. Marcus) as a Jewish businessman in 19th-century Montgomery, Alabama, is documented through historic local synagogue archives, regional Jewish history databases, and public records:Synagogue Membership Records: Sigmund Marcus is historically recorded as a congregant and contributor to Kahl Montgomery (later known as Temple Beth Or), which was formally established in 1849 as Montgomery’s first Jewish congregation

Billhead from Mayer, Strouse & Co. The billhead indicates an office at 412 Broadway and a factory in New Haven, Connecticut. It also notes that the company received a gold medal at the Paris Exposition of 1889. The date on the record is January 21, 1894.

This shipping record, or bill of lading, documents the shipment of military supplies including 162 pieces of clothing, 172 pieces of blankets, and one box of Prince Paper. The goods were consigned by A. C. Myers, Quartermaster Master of the U.S. Army, and shipped aboard the Brig Mustang from New York, New York, bound for Indianola, Texas. The items were to be delivered to Captain R. E. Clary of the Quartermaster Department, U.S. Army, in San Antonio, Texas. The freight charges amounted to $285.47. The document is a printed form with handwritten details and features a prominent decorative eagle logo, likely representing the U.S. Army, at the top center. A circular blue ink stamp is partially visible on the right side of the document. **3.