Subject: Sugar trade

Billhead of Moreno Brothers, Commission Merchants, Importers of Havana Produce, and dealers in Louisiana Sugar and Molasses. Located at No. 34 Old Levee Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dated May 18, 1860. The billhead mentions an "Old Sephardic Name", suggesting a connection to Sephardic Jewish heritage.

A broadside advertisement printed by L. M. Hoffman & Co. in Brooklyn, New York, on February 5, 1861, announcing an auction of New Orleans sugar. The advertisement lists 27 different lots of sugar and includes plantation marks. It mentions Ford's Wharf in Brooklyn as the location of the auction.

Invoice from Margin Jacobs detailing a shipment of sugar and brandy. The invoice is dated May 9, 1870, and originates from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A one-page letter dated February 8, 1811, from Gompert S. Gompert in New York City to William Meredith. Gompert informs Meredith that he has assigned the insurance policy for a lost cargo of sugar to Benjamin Jacobs, who will now manage the lawsuit against the Union Insurance Company. Gompert also describes unsuccessful attempts to settle with the insurance company in Philadelphia.

Manuscript order from Elizabeth Randolph, wife of Governor Randolph, to Messrs. Cohen & Isaacs for 25 pounds of sugar and 6 yards of plain gauze. Dated January 11, 1787, Richmond, Virginia. The document provides insight into the commercial activities of Cohen & Isaacs, prominent Jewish merchants in Richmond.

A receipt documenting a transaction for sugar from J. E. Sutherland to Mr. Tobias in New York City, dated November 28, 1840. The receipt measures 8" x 3.5".

A receipt documenting the sale of 14 pounds of sugar and 3 gallons of brandy from Chester Driggs to Mr. Tobias on September 19, 1839, in New York City. The receipt measures 8" x 3".

Bill of lading for a shipment of copper and sugar from Lucea, Jamaica, to D. A. Wetzlar & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shipped by Nunes Bros. of Montego Bay, Jamaica. Dated April 18-22, 1862. Measures 11" x 17".

This archival collection contains three letters exchanged between brothers Manuel Brandão Pantoja and André Aguilar Pantoja between circa 1648 and 1650. The letters detail aspects of the sugar trade in Bahia, Brazil, during a period of conflict with Dutch forces. They provide insights into the operation of sugar plantations (engenhos), the individuals involved in the trade, and the presence of Jewish merchants who had fled the Inquisition. The collection also includes an eighteenth-century archive of seven genealogical documents on the Gouvea, Brandão, and Pantoja families, along with a typescript transcription of the three letters (approximately 50 pages). The original letters are manuscripts on paper, comprising 22 leaves. The materials are unbound and preserved in a modern archival folder. Folio (32.2 x 33.1 cm.), modern gray archival folding case. Occasional minor staining is present. The final page of the third letter has a repaired loss affecting several words. There is some weakness along folds in parts of the genealogical material.