Financial Record and Letter: Guggenheimer & Co. and Creasy & Brother, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1872

This archival item consists of a letter and a receipt. The letter, dated September 18, 1872, is an autograph letter signed by Maurice Guggenheimer, a dry goods merchant in Lynchburg, Virginia. Written in dark ink, it concerns balmorals and shoes and was sent to Creasy & Brother. The letterhead shows the Guggenheimer & Co. stamp. The included receipt is part-printed and signed, issued by Guggenheimer & Co. to Creasy & Brother on October 18, 1872. The receipt indicates an address of 144 Main Street. Maurice Guggenheimer served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, specifically in Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry. He is identified as a Jewish Confederate soldier.

Associated People/Businesses

• Guggenheimer & Co.
• Creasy & Brother
• Guggenheimer, Maurice

Geography

• Lynchburg

Subjects

• Jewish merchants
• Civil war
• Dry Goods

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 12|Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 12