Subject: Shipbuilding

Invoice from Berliner & Bro., dealers in ships' cabooses, located at 257 South Broadway, Baltimore. Dated October 28, 1884. The bill lists the purchase of pipe elbows for cabins and a large pipe elbow for the galley by Willie H. Higgins & Cuners. The billhead includes a detailed description of the business, including their address and a list of their services, and a decorative image of a ship's caboose. The billhead has printed header, ornate lettering, and clear details of the business address and transaction.

Billhead of Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, PA. Neafie & Levy was one of the earliest iron shipbuilders and the chief rival to William Cramp in 19th-century Philadelphia. In 1844, Thomas Reaney, Jacob Neafie and William Smith formed a partnership to build fire engines, boilers and stationary steam engines. That same year, they launched four iron steamboats for export to South America. Smith died in 1845, and Capt. John P. Levy joined the firm. In 1859, Reaney left the firm. Neafie & Levy operated until 1907. The shipyard was located in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, on land now occupied by a Philadelphia Electric power plant.

Billhead of the Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co. located in Philadelphia, PA. Established in 1838, Neafie & Levy was a prominent iron shipbuilder, a chief rival to William Cramp in 19th-century Philadelphia. Initially building fire engines, boilers, and stationary steam engines, the company expanded into shipbuilding, launching iron steamboats for export to South America as early as 1844. The firm's success was facilitated by Captain John P. Levy's financial resources and shipping connections. Thomas Reaney left the firm in 1859. The company operated until 1907, its shipyard situated in Philadelphia's Kensington section, an area now occupied by a Philadelphia Electric power plant.

Four-page ledger sheet detailing work done on a vessel, "Brigeteen," for John Waren, Captain. The account shows payments made by Moses Levy and William Vernon to Timothy Peckham, suggesting a business partnership between Vernon and Levy. Detailed entries across three pages, with the fourth page serving as a docket. The record was created in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 19, 1752.

A stampless letter written by Charles Henry Haswell in Cold Spring, New York, to Hendricks & Brothers in New York City on April 5, 1841. The letter discusses the need for copper bolts for the boilers of the USS Missouri, then under construction. The cover shows a manuscript postmark and is addressed to 'Mess Hendricks & Bros New York'.

A letter dated October 8, 1872, from Jacob Neafie and John P. Levy of Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding a claim from the Navy concerning poor rivets on a ship. The letter features the company's letterhead and an illustration of a ship's engine on the reverse.

Manifest for cargo clearing Philadelphia Customs aboard the steamship Pocahontas, dated November 1, 1862. The manifest includes the signature of the captain and details of the cargo. The document is related to Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, PA, a prominent 19th-century iron shipbuilder.