Billhead from M. Blumenthal's Market located at Fourth and D Street in San Rafael, California. The billhead is dated July 3, 1894. The billhead is part of the collection Arc.MS.56, Box 14, Folder 6.
Subject: San Rafael (Calif.)
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This ledger, spanning from November 20, 1859, to December 1860, documents the business transactions of Block & Levy Co., a general store in San Rafael, California. The nearly 200 pages record purchases of various goods, including whisky, clothing, shoes, food, and gunpowder, by residents of San Rafael and the surrounding area. The ledger is signed by Emanuel Block III and Samuel Levy on the frontispiece and includes entries by D. Block, Maurice L. Levy, and Philip Rothschild. It offers a unique glimpse into the economic life of early San Rafael and represents the earliest known account book of a Jewish store in the California Gold Fields.