Subject: Sutlers

Billhead of Levi Strouse, located at 337 North Front Street and 336 North Water Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dated August 16, 1864. The bill details a sale of 12 dozen rye whiskey to A. Neufeldt, a sutler near Washington, D.C. The bill was sent to P. Lyons, No. 42 East Broadway, New York. The billhead's unusual nature is noted due to its recipient being a sutler.

Civil War store token issued by A. Kohn, sutler for the Fifth Virginia Regiment. The front of the token reads "A. Kohn Sutler Fifth Virginia Reg't 5 cts. in goods" and features four stars. The back is stamped "John Stanton Stamp & Brand Cutter Cincinnati." The Fifth Virginia Regiment was part of Stonewall Jackson's Stonewall Brigade. Arnold Kohn, born in Germany on August 4, 1838, immigrated to the United States at age 12. After working in Philadelphia, he became a peddler in the Southern states and later a sutler during the Civil War. In 1867, he returned to Philadelphia and established a wholesale clothing business. Date: circa 1861-1865.

Brass Civil War store token. Obverse: "H. RICE..SUTLER..McCLERNANDS BRIGADE..ILL. VOL..10 CENTS"; Reverse: "JOHN STANTON DIE SINKER..CINCINATTI". This token, issued by sutler Henry Rice for McClernands Brigade, Illinois Volunteers, is one of a set of four (5, 10, 25, and 50 cents) circulated during the Civil War. The collection contains the 5, 10, and 25-cent tokens. The token's description notes its rarity (#7). Henry Rice, a Jewish immigrant who knew Abraham Lincoln, was a military storekeeper and businessman. He established Henry Rice & Co., a clothing business in Jacksonville, Illinois, and later co-founded Rice, Stix and Company in Memphis, Tennessee.

Brass Civil War store token. Obverse: "H. RICE..SUTLER..McCLERNANDS BRIGADE..ILL. VOL..25 CENTS"; Reverse: "JOHN STANTON DIE SINKER..CINCINATTI". This token, issued circa 1863, is one of four (5, 10, 25, and 50 cent denominations) circulated among soldiers of McClernand's Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. The token belonged to Henry Rice, a Jewish immigrant, friend of Abraham Lincoln, and philanthropist who served as a sutler for the U.S. Army in Cairo, Illinois. The Shapell Manuscript Foundation notes that this token is uncommon (Rarity #6).

Brass Civil War store token issued by sutler H. Rice for McClernand's Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. Obverse: "H. RICE..SUTLER..McCLERNANDS BRIGADE..ILL. VOL..5 CENTS". Reverse: "JOHN STANTON DIE SINKER..CINCINATTI". This token is one of a set of four (5, 10, 25, and 50 cents), with this collection holding all four. The token's description also includes information about Henry Rice, a Jewish immigrant, friend of Lincoln, and philanthropist, who established a successful clothing business and later a retail business, Rice, Stix and Company, in Memphis, Tennessee, with fellow co-religionists William Stix and Benjamin Eiseman. Dated circa 1863.

Brass sutler token issued by L. Goldheim, a sutler for the 1st Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. The obverse reads "L. GOLDHEIM 1ST VIRGINA CALV. .25", and the reverse depicts an eagle. This token served as small change for soldiers, addressing a shortage of small denominations during the war. The token is identified as RARITY #8 SCH VA A 25B in David Schenkman's work on Civil War sutler tokens and cardboard script.