Autograph letter signed ("Benj. Harrison") by Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, to the Commercial Committee, dated July 7, 1779. The 1 1/2-page, 8vo letter discusses missing tobacco, noting 7 hogsheads are missing from the warehouses and that he has credited the committee for the tobacco in his possession. The letter shows signs of age, including small holes, inkburn affecting some letters, and creases. Verso is docketed in another hand.
Subject: Tobacco Trade
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Four pages (out of an original forty-four) of a printed legal document on vellum, concerning a case between Solomon de Medina, Mosesson and Company, and Rene Hett and the Executors of Andrew Fresneau. The case centers around a shipment of tobacco seized in 1718 and the subsequent legal battles in the New York Court of Vice Admiralty and the High Court of Admiralty of Great Britain. The document, dated March 1727, details the legal proceedings and the involved parties. It appears to have been printed in New York by William Bradford in 1728.
A one-page, stampless business letter written by David Judah in Richmond, Virginia to T. I. Tobias & Co. in New York, New York on January 20, 1825. The letter discusses the shipment of tobacco and mentions a fur transaction involving Judah's uncle, Zelma Rehine. The letter provides insights into the business dealings of David Judah, a prominent Richmond merchant and early mentor to Isaac Leeser. It also alludes to the involvement of Marx & Son and W. B. & Co. in business activities related to Judah and Tobias.
A one-page letter written by J. J. Cohen in Rome, Georgia on December 16, 1861, discussing difficulties in purchasing tobacco at favorable prices, the lack of assistance from agents, concerns about potential losses from the Great Charleston Fire of December 11, 1861, reflections on the ephemeral nature of wealth, and the writer's anticipation of a visit from the recipient. The letter shows water damage but remains readable.
A one-page, stampless letter dated May 21, 1792, written by Solomon Raphael from Philadelphia to Daniel Clymer in Reading, Pennsylvania. The letter concerns the collection of a debt owed by a Mr. Zeanley. The body of the letter is in a hand other than Raphael's, but it is signed by him. The letter includes a docket by Clymer.
This trade card advertises F. Abraham, a tobacconist located at 25 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts. [Adelaide Neilson, an English stage actress, appears on the card in a theatrical pose, with a shawl around her shoulders and an outstretched hand. ] The card is printed in black and white with a dark border and a white rectangle in the center. It contains white text on a black background. The back of the card is blank.
This trade card advertises M. Cohen's Cigars and Cheroots. The front of the card features a photograph of Linda Varian, a woman with dark hair and a dress. The back of the card has a full advertisement for the business.
This trade card advertises N. Samuel & B. Jacobson, tobacco dealers located at 10 Post Office Square in Boston. The front of the card features a lithograph of a storefront, which appears to be the business's location. The front of the card is mostly text, with a small, rectangular window that opens onto a smaller black and white illustration of a man smoking a pipe. The back of the card is blank.
Trade Card: W. H. Inman & A. Austell, Cotton, Tobacco, and Southern Produce Merchants, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1885Trade card advertising the mercantile business of W. H. Inman and A. Austell, specializing in cotton, tobacco, and other Southern produce. Located at 80 Wall Street. Circa 1885. The card indicates that the business was formerly located in Atlanta, Georgia.
United States Internal Revenue receipt for Special Tax, issued May 17, 1870, to Benjamin Lowenstein for the retail sale of liquor and dealing in tobacco in Mora, New Mexico. The license indicates that Lowenstein was a Jewish merchant operating a trading post in Mora.