Subject: Macon, Georgia

Billhead from B. A. Wise, importer of table and pocket cutlery, house furnishing goods, stoves, grates, and domestic hardware, located on Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia. Dated January 18, 1862. The billhead lists a variety of items purchased by John F. Jennings including stove fixtures, a shovel, and a set of plates. The billhead features a printed header section with a company logo. The billhead is printed on ruled paper, which is typical of the period.

Billhead from S. Waxelbaum & Son, wholesalers of dry goods and notions, located in Macon, Georgia. Dated April 4, 1883. The billhead is addressed to Hy Hallson & Co., located in Highland Mills, New York. The billhead is written in a flowing cursive script and contains an ornate flourish. The transaction likely represents payment to S. Waxelbaum & Son from Hy Hallson & Co., in the amount of $199.25. This transaction was paid for via a check drawn on Central National Bank in New York. The billhead includes a handwritten receipt signed by Sammy A. French.

A handwritten letter from Alexander Levinsky of Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Carhart & Roff in Macon, Georgia, dated September 23, 1854. The letter concerns an incorrect order where pepper sauce was sent instead of peppermint, which Levinsky had intended for his bar. He notes that he will keep the pepper sauce as he can dispose of it to the hotel, and requests that one dozen peppermint be sent. The body of the letter is in a different hand than the signature of Alexander Levinsky. A postscript mentions, "You can send it by the bearer of this Boy Mortimer belonging to Col Osborn," indicating the use of an enslaved individual for delivery. The back of the letter is addressed to "Mefs Carhart & Roff Macon Ga" and also notes "by Boy Mortimer."