An official letter from the Confederate States of America Post Office Department, Appointment Bureau, dated July 9, 1863, sent from Richmond, VA, to Solomon Cohen in Savannah, GA. The letter, signed by B.N. Clements, Chief of Appointment Bureau, discusses the stamping of newspapers, referring to existing law rather than providing new instructions. The item features an official letterhead for the "Confederate States of America. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, APPOINTMENT BUREAU." and is an ink letter on a single page of aged paper with visible fold lines and some staining. 3.
Subject: Richmond, VA
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A letter from Goodman & Myers, wholesale tobacco and cigars based in Savannah, GA, dated January 4, 1879, to Mr. Chas Litschgi in Charleston, SC. The letter acknowledges receipt of a valued favor of $3 and mentions enclosing something for collection. The letterhead features ornate Victorian-style lettering for 'Goodman & Myers Wholesale Tobacco & Cigars' with an illustration of a factory or building, and lists addresses for their tobacco factory in Richmond, VA, and cigar factory in New York. The accompanying decorated envelope also features the company's branding and addresses. **3.
A handwritten sales record detailing a transaction made by Benjamin Davis on account of Mr. William Parr in Richmond, Virginia, on April 8, 1853. The document lists the sale of an enslaved "Girl Maria" for $800.00 and an enslaved "Boy Joseph" for $895.00, totaling $1,695.00. Additional itemized charges include commissions (2% for $33.90), clothing ($8.50), and board ($1.50), leading to net proceeds of $1,651.10. The record is handwritten in script, signed "Benj Davis for N Daniels," and features a simple, unadorned layout typical of financial documents of the period. 3.