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Telegraph Messages from Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, 1878: Correspondence of L.M. Jacobs & Co.

Collection of eight telegraph messages sent between Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, between April and September 1878. The messages, primarily from David Neahr to L.M. Jacobs & Co., detail business transactions concerning money transfers, shipping of goods, and railroad cargo. Most messages bear the imprint of the War Department, Signal Service U.S.A. The messages provide insight into the operations of L.M. Jacobs & Co., a prominent Jewish mercantile and banking firm in Tucson.

Associated People/Businesses

Neahr, David
United States. Army. Signal Corps
L.M. Jacobs & Company Bankers
Jacobs, Lionel / Jacobs, Baron

Geography

Tucson
Yuma

Subjects

Telegraph
Commercial correspondence
Finance

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 13, Folder 8