Collection of Eleven Original Business Documents (Seven Statements and Four Business Letters) - S. Gerson & Co., Sacramento, California, 1896-1897

Vendeur : Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, Etats-UnisBarry Cassidy Rare Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 27 mai 2013

Etat: Occasion - Assez bon

EUR 91,93

EUR 5,36 expédition 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Collection of eleven original business documents, namely, seven financial statements and four business letters. Printed in black ink on light beige paper. Also includes handwriting in black ink. IIlustrated header at top of statements and letters. Multiple dates from 1896-1897 in Sacramento, California. Statement dates: March 1, May 1, September 1, November 1, and December 1, 1896 and February and March 1897. Letter dates: March 6, May 23, June 20, and November 18, 1896. Statements: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2." Letters: 8 1/2" x 11." Each letter is one page. Letters are very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, slight wrinkling, and a few almost imperceptible spots of discoloration. Statements are very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few horizontal fold lines, a few almost imperceptible spots, and a few small pinholes or punctures. Each document and the entire collection are Very Good. A collection of seven statements and four business letters from S. Gerson & Company of Sacramento, California to J. W. Lambert & Company, a general store in Eureka, Nevada. The printed header reads, "S. Gerson & Co., General Commission Merchants, No. 220 J Street." The letterhead also has the following printed text: "Wholesale Dealers in Imported & Domestic Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Etc." The statements are mostly listed financial transactions for the months of February, April, August, October, and November 1896 and January and February 1897 (statements are each dated the first of the next month). A few of the statements have urgent notes written on front expressing the hope that J. W. Lambert & Co. will send specific shipments soon. Some of the statements also have inscriptions referring to crops. For example, an inscription on the November 1896 statement reads, "Don't you want some cranberries?" The four business letters are of a similar nature. In the letters, S. Gerson & Co. discusses business transactions with J. W. Lambert & Co. S. Gerson & Co. appears to express concern or frustration in each of the four letters as J. W. Lambert & Co.'s shipments came late or had like issues. Excerpt from March 6 letter: "Dear Sirs, Your order for vegto. [vegetables] to go by Ex. today did not reach us until this afternoon and the train leaves here at 11:40 AM. We will forward same Monday. No doubt you will be disappointed not receiving vegto. for Saturday but it was no fault of ours. . We don't know where the fault lies, but there certainly ought to be complaint made at your press office for this occurs too often." Some of the statements and letters also mention other crops such as potatoes, walnuts, almonds, oranges, chestnuts, lemons, and bananas.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 025275

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Collection of Eleven Original Business Documents (Seven Statements and Four Business Letters) - S. Gerson & Co., Sacramento, California, 1896-1897
Auteur
S. Gerson & Co.; J. W. Lambert & Co.
État de l'article
Collectible-Very Good
Reliure
No Binding
Catalogues du vendeur
Business and Finance, Farming, Western Americana

Barry Cassidy Rare Books

Sacramento, CA, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 27 mai 2013

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article7 à 14 jours ouvrés5 à 8 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 5,36EUR 22,31
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • En espèces
  • Mandat
  • Traite bancaire

Description de la boutique

Our store was founded in 1975 and has been in continuous operations since then. We maintain a quality selection of books, letters and manuscripts, photographs, prints and ephemera. We are open to serious collectors Monday through Friday and suggest that you call the store before coming in. We do not send pictures or scans.

Spécialité

Antiquarian and collectable books

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Barry Cassidy Rare Books

CA, Etats-Unis