Letter dated January 1, 1818. Concerns casks / bottles of rum; family members and an invitation to travel/accommodation. The author was William Fairclough's brother.

New York: Harper’s Weekly, 1869. Background Information:In 1868 the first war of Cuban independence, also known as the Ten Years' War, begins. It lasts until 1878.The Ten Years' War (Guerra de los Diez Años), also known as the Great War (Guerra Grande) and the War of '68, was part of.....

BELL-CAP-SIC Plasters.

Chicago: Armour Meats, 1887. Armour & Company was an American company and was one of the five leading firms in the meat packing industry. It was founded in Chicago, in 1867, by the Armour brothers led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company had become Chicago's most important business.....

[Bloomfield, N.J.] : New York: Scott & Bowne, 1894. Stapled Wraps. Scott & Bowne was a pharmaceutical company that produced cod-liver oil (Scott's Emulsion) and was located at 132-134 South Fifth Avenue, New York City, as well as in London and throughout Europe. The firm was established in 1873 by.....

Dundee, Scotland: Valentine, James (and his studio), 1890. Photography by Valentine, James (1815-1879). A Very Good Hardcover. James Valentine was a Scottish photographer who, with his company Valentine's of Dundee, produced Scottish topographical views from the 1860s, and later became internationally famous as the producers of picture postcards.Valentine market was.....