Billhead and accompanying dunning letter from The Pennsylvanian, a daily morning paper published by Dr. Edward Morwitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bill is for a one and a half year subscription, from November 1, 1859 to April 1, 1861, and is addressed to W. Kirkam of Westfall Township, Pennsylvania. The billhead features the newspaper's logo. Dr. Morwitz was a prominent publisher who eventually controlled over 300 periodicals, including The Jewish Record (1875-1886).
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A single-page letter written and signed by Aaron Moise on October 6, 1828, from the Courier Office in Charleston, South Carolina. The letter is addressed to Major J.H. Cook, U.S. Army, in Washington, D.C., confirming the discontinuation of Charleston Courier subscriptions for officers of the 6th U.S. Infantry Regiment in St. Louis, Missouri, upon expiration of their 18-month subscription. The letter was written by Moise on behalf of A.S. Willington, editor and co-founder of the Charleston Courier.
A single-page letter written by Leopold Weiskopf in Charleston, South Carolina on May 28, 1868, to the estate of Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Weiskopf disputes a bill for a subscription to Leeser's *The Occident*, stating he only subscribed the previous year. He requests the bill and asks that the publication be stopped due to financial constraints. A penciled notation by the estate reads, “send bill as above / W.B.H.” The letter is referenced in *The Jews of South Carolina* by B. A. Elzas (1905), noting Weiskopf's service with Company D of the South Carolina Regiment of Reserves.
Receipt issued to the assignees of Naphtali Phillips for a 43-month subscription to the National Advocate, a newspaper published in New York City. The receipt covers the period from May 5, 1820, to December 15, 1823. The National Advocate was the first Jewish newspaper published in the United States.
This item is a blank pre-printed receipt form from the Editor of The Occident, located in Philadelphia. The form is for a subscription to "The Occident" for "Vol. 8," at a cost of "$3," covering the period up to "March 18." It includes blank spaces for the date and the recipient's name, as well as a line for acknowledging "Received Payment." The form features standard serif typography for most of the text, with a more decorative script used for the honorific "Mr."