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.
Subject: Pedlers and peddling
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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.
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.
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.