Subject: General Merchandise

Invoice from D. Nathan & Co., general merchandise, located in Eureka, Nevada. Dated July 31, 1894. This bill is for a balance due on a previous purchase, indicating that the buyer, P.H. Hjul, had an account with the business. The billhead features a decorative header section that includes an advertisement for blasting and sporting powder.

Billhead for D. Nathan, successor to F. W. Clute, a wholesale and retail dealer in general merchandise. The billhead lists a purchase of “27 lbs. of flour” by “Samuel Oliver P/L” for a total of $3.70. Dated March 31, 1887. The billhead specifies that D. Nathan is an agent for the California Powder Company, selling blasting and sporting powder. The billhead includes a decorative border with a simple floral design.

A statement of account from Goldman & Co., general merchandise and wholesale liquor dealers, located in Phoenix, Arizona. Dated October 20, 1883. The bill lists a series of transactions between Goldman & Co. and F. M. Fowler, a dealer in hay, grain, alfalfa, and live hogs, for the period of April 28, 1883 to October 20, 1883. The billhead includes an elaborate printed header section, with ornate lettering. The business's name is displayed prominently at the top of the document, along with a description of the goods and services sold.

Billhead for H. Cohn, a dealer in general merchandise including lumber, posts and shakes, hay, grain, groceries, produce, hardware and crockery, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps, California blankets, French, German, and fine English cutlery, and a fine line of fancy goods. The billhead includes a note about interest being charged at 1 percent per month on all bills after maturity. Dated July 3, 1895. The bill is for 39 # Barley, purchased by M. A. Diggs for $12.95, and notes 'Rec'd Payment' by C. H. Cohn.

An undated billhead from H. Wolf & Co., importers and jobbers of general merchandise, located at 246-252 E. Madison St., Chicago, Illinois. The billhead includes the business name in an ornate, bold font, a cartoon wolf, the company's established date (1872), and a section for the buyer to fill out the details of the transaction.

This billhead from J. Alexander & Co., Importers & Dealers in Clothing, Boots & Shoes, Blankets, Tobacco, and Yankee Notions, located at 310 & 312 Sansome Street, Corner Halleck, in H. M. Newhall’s Building, San Francisco, California, is dated September 20, 1866. It serves as an invoice to Mr. A. Cohn & Co. for a variety of goods, including coats, jumpers, vests, pants, shirts, drawers, and carpet bags. The total amount due is $389.50, explicitly stated as payable in U.S. Gold Coin. The billhead features a prominent printed advertisement on the left margin detailing the categories of goods sold, and the business name is rendered in ornate Victorian-style lettering. The names Leo Ash and Jacob Ash are also printed at the top of the document. 3.

Billhead from J. Frankel Co., Ltd., a general merchandise store, located in Crowley, Louisiana. Dated June 30, 1903. The bill was made out to Crowley Drilling Co. and lists a transaction for several items, including salt, butter, bacon, sugar, and coffee, with corresponding quantities and prices. The total amount due is $4.00. The billhead features a large image of the store's storefront, a printed header, a printed footer with company details, and a handwritten signature.

Billhead for J. Ryttenberg & Sons, dealers in general merchandise, located in Sumter, South Carolina. Dated December 6, 1877. The bill lists various items purchased by J. M. Carson, likely from the business. The billhead features a decorative banner, “Highest Market Price Paid for Cotton.”

Billhead from Jos. Brooks, a wholesale and retail dealer in general merchandise in Silver City, Idaho. The bill is dated April 30, 1872. The invoice is addressed to “Morning Star Me, Co,” and includes a list of items purchased, likely for mining purposes, including several quantities of blasting powder, caps, and other supplies. The billhead is printed on lined paper with a header that lists the business name, the goods sold, and the address.

Invoice from Jos. Brooks, a wholesale and retail dealer in general merchandise, located in Silver City, Idaho Territory. The bill is dated October 31, 1872, and lists a variety of items purchased by Ouyhu & Co. The invoice shows the dates of purchase and the prices of various items. The billhead features a decorative border around the header section, which includes a description of the business's offerings.

Invoice from Louis Einstein & Co., a general merchandise business located in Fresno, California. Dated May 1, 1890. The billhead is for the Fresno Exposition and lists various items purchased, likely for use at the exposition. The billhead features ornate text with a decorative border and a logo depicting a plow with the business name below.

Invoice from M. Stein, Cotton Buyer and dealer in general merchandise and plantation supplies, located in Greenwood, Mississippi. Dated February 21, 1887. The bill lists an item purchased by John Terry. The billhead displays a company logo and ornate lettering.

Billhead for M. Stein, dealer in general merchandise and plantation supplies, located in Greenwood, Mississippi. Dated January 31, 1885. The bill includes an itemized list of goods purchased, likely for a plantation, by J. D. Chicking. The billhead is printed in a simple, minimalist style.

Invoice from Max Lindheim & Bro., a general merchandise store located in Del Rio, Texas. Dated September 18, 1883. The bill lists a variety of items purchased by Sterner & Tucker, likely for a sheep ranch. The transaction includes a mix of grocery items, including coffee, and various other goods likely for farming. The billhead has a printed header and a simple, yet legible format.

An invoice from N. Goodman & Sons, a general merchandise store based in San Francisco, California. Dated October 20, 1890, it lists several purchases, likely of dry goods, made by E. L. Rector from Gervais, Oregon. The total amount due for the purchases was $401.29. The billhead features a decorative logo with a scroll, a star, and an arrow.

Invoice from S. Schiffman & Co., dealers in general merchandise and plantation supplies, located at the North Side Public Square in Huntsville, Alabama. Dated December 11, 1877. The bill lists two items purchased, one of which is

A billhead from Walter Neustadt, a dealer in general merchandise, located in Sheridan, Texas. Dated June 7, 1873. The bill is for L. Sulling, and includes an itemized list of purchases with prices, totaling $21.62. The billhead is printed on ruled paper and features the text “Bought Of” in a circle at the top. The bill includes a signature at the bottom, likely from Walter Neustadt.

This billhead from Weil & Bernheim, located at No. 85 D street in Marysville, California, is dated May 7, 1864. It records a transaction with Mr. W. J. Ellis for the purchase of "1/2 dz Bird Cages" at a price of $25.00. Weil & Bernheim are listed as dealers in a wide range of goods including books, stationery, perfumery, musical instruments, toys, fancy goods, blank books, and wall paper. The bill specifies that payment is "Payable in U.S. Gold Coin or its equivalent." The document features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business and buyer names, and decorative borders around the listed product categories, typical of 19th-century commercial stationery.

Billhead from WITTKOWSKY & BARUCH, Jobbers of General Merchandise, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bill is dated March 15, 1881. The buyer’s name is recorded as “Mrs. Florence T. Brem”. The top of the billhead states, “No Goods Sold on Open Account. Claims will not be Allowed if not Made Within 10 Days from Date of Bill”. The header of the billhead is a simple banner with a large, bold font.

Billhead from Block & Erwin, dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, and general plantation supplies in Vanndale, Arkansas. Dated May 1, 1887. Includes biographical information about Raphael Block, a leading merchant in Vanndale.

Billhead from the firm of Daltroff, Sparks & Oliver, General Merchandise, located in Wynne, Arkansas. The billhead is dated April 18, 1887. Shields Daltroff, an early Jewish settler in Wynne, Arkansas, is associated with this business. He relocated to Wynne from Wittsburg to help build the town. He initially clerked at D. Block and Company before acquiring the firm and renaming it Daltroff, Sparks, and Oliver. He subsequently moved the store to Wynne and served as a justice of the peace.

Billhead of Isador Cohn, Dealer in General Merchandise, Sheridan, Nevada. Dated April 5, 1888. This item is a billhead from Isador Cohn's business. The billhead indicates that Cohn dealt in general merchandise in Sheridan, Nevada.

Billhead from L. M. Jacobs, dealers in general merchandise, located at the corner of Congress and Meyers Streets in Tucson, Arizona Territory. The billhead is dated circa 1885.

Billhead from Weil Brothers, general merchants in Demopolis, Alabama, dated January 6, 1880. The billhead features the company's name and location. The image shows a printed form likely used for recording business transactions.

A set of four billheads from L. (Louis) Goldsmith & Co., a general merchandise dealer in Chino, San Bernardino County, California. The billheads, dated between August 21, 1875, and February 7, 1876, detail purchases and payments to Fowler & Gates. Each billhead measures 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches and shows two small holes from insect damage in the same location on each billhead. L. Goldsmith & Co. was active in Jewish affairs.

Two billheads from June 1, 1876. One billhead is from Walter, Rosenthal & Co. in Silver City, Idaho, and lists general merchandise purchased. The other billhead shows purchases made by the Pacific Mill and Mining Company, Bacon Hill, from Walter, Rosenthal & Co. in Virginia, Nevada. Both billheads specify payment in gold coin and indicate a full assortment of mining and milling goods were available.

Trade token issued by Draheim's General Merchandise in Marysville, Kansas. The front of the token reads "DRAHEIMS GEN. MDS., MARYSVILLE, KANS." and the back reads "GOOD FOR 1 CENT IN MERCHANDISE." The token is dated circa 1880.

One-page ledger sheet (7.75" x 11.75") detailing general merchandise sales from Peter Cohen's store to Frances C. Dickinson in Bainbridge, Georgia, from July 1, 1830, to November 18, 1830. The ledger includes items such as combs, gin, spectacles, and cotton bagging.

This is a letter from G. Goldberg, a dealer of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Tobacco and Cigars, and a General Outfitting Depot in Corinne, Utah Territory, dated August 10, 1871. The letter is addressed to L. H. Hershfield & Bro. in Helena, Montana Territory, inquiring about the status of Morris, G. Goldberg's brother, and asking if he has goods to sell in Helena and for how much. The letterhead features the business name "Office of G. Goldberg" prominently, with "Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries, WINES, LIQUORS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, &c. AND GENERAL OUTFITTING DEPOT" below in decorative, possibly Victorian-style, typography. **3.

Commercial letter from B. Lowenstein & Co., dealers in general merchandise, wool, hides, and pelts, in Mora, New Mexico, to Las Vegas, New Mexico, dated March 5, 1873. The letter discusses a payment. The letter measures 5 x 7 3/4 inches.

A letter dated January 2, 1884, from H. Wollenberg & Bros., general merchandise dealers in Canyonville, Oregon, to an unidentified recipient. The letter discusses an order for goods for the writer's ill wife, Julia.

A business letter dated February 1, 1889, from Holritz & Anderson, general merchandise merchants in Sims, Dakota Territory (present-day North Dakota), to Weinstein/Lehman, likely in Helena, Montana Territory. The letter inquires about a merchant in Helena who deals in eggs and butter, suggesting an existing trade relationship and the recent opening of a store in Helena by Holritz & Anderson.

A business letter written on the letterhead of L. Cohn & Co., General Merchandise, Mining Supplies, Lumber, Posts, Hay, Grain & Etc., in Magalia, California, dated January 8, 1892. The letter's content is not specified.

Commercial letter dated October 12, 1876, from Louis Rosenbaum, a general merchandise dealer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to L. M. Jacobs & Co. in Tucson, Arizona. Rosenbaum inquires about the whereabouts of Narcisco Pino.

Commercial letter from S. Ashim & Bro., general merchandise dealers in Eureka, Nevada, to George Kingsley in Red Bluff, California, dated October 8, 1875. The letter details an order for merchandise.

A business letter dated November 10, 1883, written on the letterhead of Sando & Oberdorfer, general merchandise merchants in Silver City, Idaho Territory. The letter, addressed to R. L. Johnson, discusses mining production, prices, and litigation. The letterhead features a lithograph of an iron stove.

A business letter dated March 20, 1872, written by Simon Cohn of Coffee Run, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, on the letterhead of J. M. Hedding & Co., a general merchandise business. The letter's content is unknown.

This stereoscopic photograph, created by the Keystone View Company, depicts a bustling scene outside two frontier-style establishments in Sheep Camp, Alaska, during the late 19th-century Gold Rush era. The image shows the "Seattle Hotel" and "T. Lubelski General Merchandise," which appear to be combined mercantile and lodging facilities. Numerous individuals, likely gold seekers or "argonaughts," are gathered around the stores, some with bundles and supplies, suggesting active trade and preparation for travel. Goods are displayed openly outside the stores. The stereoview card features an orange border with the publisher's name, "Keystone View Company," on the left side, and copyright information "Copyright 1898 by B. L. Singley" along with "Meadville, Pa. St. Louis, Mo." on the right side. The reverse side of the card includes an informational description titled "(26)" by John P. Clum, U. S. P. O. Inspector and Lecturer, noting that in Sheep Camp's early days, establishments often combined general merchandising, drug store, restaurant, and lodging, with goods displayed openly due to the trust placed in dealers by the gold seekers. This description is copyrighted 1900 by B. L. Singley. **3.

This trade card for "Portuguese Joe Silva Mendes & Neves," located at Nº 1 Palace Square in Rio de Janeiro, advertises the business as provision merchants, shipping grocers, and general dealers. The card features elegant, ornate script for the main business name and services, with "Portuguese Joe" presented in a different, more gothic-style font. **3.

Trade card advertising the general merchandise business of A. Goldsmith in Eugene, Oregon. The card depicts a girl playing with a bug caught in a web. The reverse side displays a full advertisement for glassware, groceries, furs, hides, seeds, etc. The card is circa 1885. An obituary for Aaron Goldsmith is included in the archival description, noting his death in Eugene, Oregon in November 1915.

Trade card advertising the general merchandise business of A. Goldsmith in Eugene, Oregon. The card depicts a girl catching a whale and advertises glassware, groceries, furs, hides, and seeds. The reverse includes an obituary for Aaron Goldsmith, who died in Eugene, Oregon in November 1915. He was a pioneer merchant who emigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in 1843 and settled in Eugene in 1856.

Trade card advertising the general merchandise business of A. J. Ross, located at 1354 Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The card depicts two boys on a swing. The reverse side features a full advertisement emphasizing low prices and easy payment options for well-recommended individuals. The card is circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Stern's, a general merchandise store located at 169 Main & 6 Seneca Streets in Hornellsville, New York. The front of the card features a comical illustration of a child riding a mule. Prominently displayed is the text "USE ALDEN FRUIT VINEGAR." The back of the card is a full advertisement, featuring the text, "HATS BY THE MILLIONS...LOOK AT 25 CENT LINE." The style of the illustration and the advertising copy suggest a late 19th-century origin.