Subject: Lynchburg, Virginia

Billhead from Guggenheimer & Co., wholesale dealers in staple and fancy dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, hats, carpeting, and trunks, located at 144 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia. Dated June 19, 1873. The billhead shows a transaction with Creasey & Bro. The billhead includes the names of the business owners: Max Guggenheimer, Jr., and Maurice Guggenheimer. The document is a form billhead with an ornate header and a handwritten date and amount.

Invoice from Guggenheimer & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods and notions, mens hats, and millinery, located at 154 & 156 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia. Dated June 22, 1881. The bill lists several items, including quantities and prices. The transaction description is written in cursive. The bill is addressed to J. W. Robinson & Co. in Max Meadows, Virginia. The billhead is beautifully decorated with ornate Victorian lettering and a stylized image of the business's storefront, surrounded by ornate scrolls and text.

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.

A letter written by Curry Marks on the letterhead of D. Abraham, a wholesale and retail dealer in crockery, Haviland's French china, glass ware, and plated ware. The letter, dated June 18, 1887, from Montgomery, Alabama, is addressed to Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the letter, Marks requests that Gish & Co. send him a complete line of samples, as he intends to travel and solicit orders in surrounding towns. The letterhead features a stylized banner with "OFFICE OF D. ABRAHAM" and includes details of the business's offerings and address.

This letter, dated June 9, 1887, from Curry Marks, an agent, to Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia, discusses a business trip. Writing on the ornate letterhead of D. Abraham, a wholesale and retail dealer of crockery, Haviland's French china, glassware, and plated ware, Marks explains that he is in Montgomery, Alabama, but finds it "useless for me to be on the road this month" due to inactive saw mills, which means the mills are not in need of goods. He expresses readiness to travel next month if Gish & Co. approves. The letterhead features decorative Victorian-style lettering for the business name, along with a detailed listing of the products sold and the street address.

This letter, dated October 1, 1887, is from Curry Marks, an agent for S. Loeb, a dealer in Dry Goods and Groceries located at Arnold's Corner in Montgomery, Alabama, and is addressed to Messrs. R. E. Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia. The letter discusses business matters, including a returned freight shipment from Dadeville, an unsuccessful attempt to meet Mr. Robinson, and confirmation that Mr. Ward has received his goods. Marks also addresses an incorrect charge for a box of cigars, explaining that it was provided to Sam Rice as a sample with the understanding of a larger order, and requests credit for it. The letter is written on a pre-printed billhead for S. Loeb, featuring the business name in ornate Victorian-style lettering and identifying the business as a "DEALER IN DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES" at "ARNOLD'S CORNER."