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Business Card of Newburger & Levy, Cotton BuyersBusiness Card of Newburger & Levy, Cotton Buyers

Business card for Newburger & Levy, cotton buyers. The card is dated circa 1915, based on contextual information provided by the donor. The geographic location is inferred as the United States based on the context of the collection.

Letter from Nathaniel Isaacs to E. D. Kimball, Matakong Island, Sierra Leone, February 18, 1861Letter from Nathaniel Isaacs to E. D. Kimball, Matakong Island, Sierra Leone, February 18, 1861

A two-page letter written by Nathaniel Isaacs on Matakong Island, Sierra Leone, to E. D. Kimball in Salem, Massachusetts, on February 18, 1861. Isaacs discusses business opportunities, specifically the sale of hides and India rubber, and the impact of the impending American Civil War on trade between Africa and the United States. The letter reveals Isaacs's entrepreneurial activities in West Africa and his efforts to navigate the complexities of international trade during a period of political unrest.