Business
Payment
Purchasing
Huntsville (Ala.)
Madison County (Ala.)
Receipt of payment of $8.50 from E. H. S. signed by Walter Gurley.
Gurley, Walter
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Receipts (financial records)
Text
Land value taxation
Tax collection
Kossuth County (Iowa)
Receipt of payment of $29.00 from Samuel Strauss for land taxes in Kossuth County, Iowa. Signed bythe treasurer, S. S. Rist.
Rist, S. S.
Copy of "Tale of the Old Times: When the Train Stalled" by Arnold Pollak.
Excerpts
Short story
Brenbaum (Tex.)
A copy of a story written by Arnold Pollak titled "Tales of the Old Times: When the Train Stalled." This article recounts a time when Pollak's train was stalled in Texas and, being told it would be two more more hours before it started moving again, he engaged in trading fish and wanted to trade the samples for a new cigar jobber. When the train started moving before he was done, Pollak started running but unable to catch the train, Pollak's friend Oscar Goldsmith pulled the rope to stop the train. Handwritten note reads: "Copy from the Tobacco Leaf N. Y. of May 29/26".
Pollak, Arnold
Documents
Short stories
Letter to Oscar Goldsmith from his cousin, Mo.
Condolence notes
Death
Extended families
This letter details Oscar's cousin Mo's deepest sympathies for the loss of Betty, Oscar's wife, who died on November 30, 1928. Oscar would live another 9 years.
Correspondence
House selling
Letter writing
Hot Springs (Ark.)
The letter details Ella's selling of her place in Hot Spring, Arkansas.
Davis, Ella
The death and burial of Henry Goldsmith.
Burial records
Death notices
Veterans
This handwritten note provides information on the death and burial place of Henry Goldsmith, Oscar's older brother, who was born in 1840. The note reads: "Henry Goldsmith - was a member of Co D - 4 [sic] Infantry - died in Huntsville Ala. Jany 6/17, was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery Marker No. 295 was placed on his grave - He was a member of Egbert J. Jones Camp.
Notes (documents)
Personal letter to "Papa Oscar" from grandson Oscar.
Grandsons
This personal letter to Oscar Goldsmith from his grandson, also named Oscar, details the removal of young Oscar's tonsils and his gaining eight and a half pounds. He also writes of his first refrigerator sale and his hopes to sell more, though he is "no salesman". He conveys some information from his mom and thanks him for making her trip to New York possible. Finally, young Oscar thanks Papa Oscar for paying his tonsil removal bill, and promises that he can take care of his dentist bill.
Grosser, Oscar Goldsmith
This personal letter to Oscar Goldsmith from his cousin, Mo, mentions the health of Mo and his hopes to be better soon. He writes that he has requested a meeting for the case of the Huntsville Land Co. with Mr. Plant. Mo closes be informing Oscar that Addie (his wife) is not well.
Personal letter to Oscar Goldsmith from his niece Jeannette.
Atlanta (Ga.)
Jeannette thanks her uncle, Oscar Goldsmith, for letting them stay with them and getting to know the family. She details the difficult travels home and her plans to visit her father's family in Marietta.
Correspondence between Oscar Goldsmith, John A. Chapman, and W. H. Halsey regarding property price negotiations.
Negotiation
These letters detail a chronological correspondence between Oscar Goldsmith and John A. Chapman, his agent, regarding negotiations to purchase property on Meridianville Pike from W. H. Halsey. The letters between Chapman and Goldsmith discuss reasonable price offers and "fancy" price Halsey wants for the property. In the end, Halsey writes a letter detailing the final transaction and cost.
Chapman, John A.
Goldsmith, Oscar
Halsey, W. H.
Domestic Science Fund financial account book with W. R. Rison Banking Company.
Account books
Banks and banking
This book details the financial account of Domestic Science Fund, owned by Oscar Goldsmith.
Ledgers (account books)
Insurance premiums
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
This letter is probably to Oscar Goldsmith and his wife, or whoever maintained correspondence with Ed while Oscar was sick. Ed expresses his apologies for Oscar's condition and states that it was "ideal Spring days" in Chattanooga. After closing the letter, Ed writes on the back: "Please pay the enclosed insurance premium also as I am afraid to pay it and run short of cash."
Correspondence between Mrs. Ella Davis and Mrs. Owens.
Mrs. Owens writes to Ella Davis regarding a lost tax receipt for 1920, requesting that she send the receipt again as the books do not show payment of taxes for the year. Ella Davis replies with the receipt, asking that they take care not to lose it and return it to her promptly.
Real estate agent
Texarkana (Tex.)
H. T. Mays requests Ella Davis to send her the information and lowest selling price of the property next to hers owned by Ella in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Mays, H. T.
Letter to Betty Goldsmith from Ella Davis.
Moving, Household
Ella Davis writes to Betty Goldsmith, Oscar's wife, regarding her move to Hot Springs, Arkansas. She details the cost to move her things and asked Betty to have Mr. Goldsmith send her a check as she is now broke after paying the moving costs. She also writes about declining an offer on the property she is selling because the potential buyer refused to pay interest.
Letter to Oscar Goldsmith from Victor White.
Victor White writes to Oscar Goldsmith apologizing for replying to his last letter over a month late. He informs Goldsmith that he is working in town and is hopeful to see him in New York.
White, Victor
Letter to Harry Dannanbaum from Oscar Goldsmith.
Gifts
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Oscar Goldsmith informs Harry that he is sending a silver cup for the new baby in Helen's family and, because he does not have their address, is requesting that Harry deliver it for him.
Letter to Mrs. E. H. Grosser from M. H. Lanier.
Attorney and client
Chattanooga (Ten.)
M. H. Lanier writes to Mrs. Grosser about Miss Nora Davis and her actions that appalled Mrs. Grosser regarding "certain work that was done at the cemetery." He suggests that Mrs. Grosser chose to have little to do with Nora Davis as he has chosen to do and Nora will leave her alone.
Lanier, M. H.
Letter to Oscar Goldsmith from R. E. Smith.
City attorneys
Debt
R. E. Smith, as city attorney, writes to inform Oscar Goldsmith of an unpaid balance for improvements on Jefferson Street. He requests Goldsmith to call the office of the Clerk of the City of Huntsville to settle the claim.
Smith, R. E.
Balance sheets for the Printz-Biederman Company and letters to the stockholders.
Financial statements
Stockholders
Cleveland (Ohio)
Documents include three years of balance sheets for the Printz-Biederman Company and the accompanying letters with further information.
Fish, W. B.
Printz, Alexander.
Balance sheets