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  • Seed receipts for purchases between 1932 and 1933 from I. Schiffman.

    Various receipts for the purchase of seed from I. Schiffman from multiple farms. These receipts show the weight of the purchase as weighed by N. Eddins.
  • Transaction between Weil Brothers and I. Shiffman & Company, Inc.

    Correspondence, receipts, and checks from a transaction of cotton between the Weil Brothers and I. Schiffman & Company, Inc. The final three documents detail a re-weight of the 778 bales of cotton two months later, leading to a reduced price by $5,149.13.
  • Reweights on I. Schiffman & Company cotton.

    Itemized worksheets of reweights of cotton for I. Schiffman & Company. The final two documents are receipts for reweights for West Huntsville Land Co. and Dixie Warehouse & Storage Co.
  • Financial statements of Textile Hardwood Mfg. Co.

    Various documents regarding the financial state of Textile Hardwood Manufacturing Company from 1931 to 1935, after which the company filed for bankruptcy. The final three documents are from 1942, after bankrupcty was filed, settling final debts and fees due to I. Schiffman & Company.
  • Documents of the bankruptcy of Textile Hardwood Mfg. Co.

    Various documents regarding the bankruptcy of Textile Hardwood Manufacturing Company. The company first filed for bankruptcy in August of 1932. These documents are in chronological order of the bankruptcy case including a petition for bankruptcy debt discharge, the Deed of Trust, a newspaper clipping formally announcing the company bankrupt and its upcoming sale, and the letter announcing the meeting of creditors.
  • Lawsuit against Tom Toney.

    These documents detail a lawsuit brought against Tom Toney by Mitchell & Mitchell Automobile Repairing. The first IOU details Tom Toney's debt to I. Schiffman & Co. for a Dodge car for $60. Following the check is a bill for repairs on the Dodge totalling $28.25. Tom Toney's car was seized upon discovery it was being used to "convey spiritous or vinous liquor contrary to law", resulting in a lawsuit brought by the State of Alabama. The statement is Mitchell & Mitchell claiming that Toney never paid his auto repair bill for the lawsuit. The back of the final letter has a handwritten note that reads: "No. 683 State vs. Toney. Claim of Mitchell & Mitchell. Filed June 11/19 F. S. Cabaniss Reg."
  • I. Schiffman & Co. claim from Tom Toney's lawsuit.

    These three letters detail I. Schiffman & Co.'s claim to $500 from the mortgage of Tom Toney on the automobile that was originally sold to him but later seized in 1919 for transporting untaxpaid liquor (see "Lawsuit against Tom Toney"). However, while the claim was approved by a Mr. McNeel, the refund was refused by the commissioner at Washington. R.E. Smith, representing I. Schiffman & Co., writes to McNeel, Danforth, and O'Rear Advisors and Consultants in hopes of reopening the claim again. McNeel, Danforth, and O'Rear advise Smith that reopening the claim would do no good. In the end, the prohibition commissioner, R. A. Haynes permanently closes the claim and I. Schiffman & Co. does not receive the $500 claim.
  • Handwritten note.

    A handwritten note that says: 1922 [sic] to T. T. Terry 96.00.
  • Frank Williams rent and work.

    Various documents detailing land rented by Frank Williams, payments owed, and rental information including the promissory note promises the payment of $600 to Nelson Acklin for land rented by Frank Williams with signatures of Nelson Acklin and [sic] Schiffman on the back, an inquiry from Laurence Goldsmith regarding the character of Frank Williams as a renter and the bank's business intentions with him, a handwritten note detailing the amounts owed by Frank Williams that were mentioned in the letter from Goldsmith, a response to Goldsmith's inquiry from J. G. Bennett, a note stating the transfer of the rent note to the landlord, I. Schiffman & Co., and the release of Albert Clay's crop, a letter from Frank Williams to Laurence Goldsmith requesting help as he cannot work the land himself due to his wife's illness, and a letter from I. Schiffman & Co. after the transfer of the rented land to the company.
  • Frank Williams' chattel mortgage paperwork, seed receipts, checks, payments, and debts.

    Various chattel mortgage contracts and paperwork, seed receipts, checks, payments, and debts pertaining to Frank Williams and the rented land he worked. These documents include multiple handwritten notes.
  • Correspondence regarding the payment of Frank William's mortgage, taxes, and blacksmith bill.

    The first documents are a correspondence between C. O. Reed and I. Schiffman & Co. regarding the payment of $147.51 for the "mortgages transferred to" I. Schiffman & Co.. The final letters are between Lawrence Goldsmith and Frank Williams regarding the payment of a blacksmith bill and a cow. Within all the letters is communication regarding the confusion surrounding the payment of Frank William's taxes. The middle letter is from A. S. [O'Fordges?] stating that he did in fact pay the taxes. Lawrence Goldsmith's final letter, however, notes that by March 13, the taxes still had not been paid. Handwritten note on the final letter reads: Written note: "Total-Taxes-1921: 33.60, Re Paid By Rison: 27.64, Paid-By-us & CHS to Frank a/c: 5.96"
  • Rental agreement and price for a sewing machine.

    Rental agreement for a sewing machine, rented from John Williams by a Mr. Sammons. The back notes that it was paid for in part by S. Schiffman & Co.
  • Monthly monetary tally for Huntsville Shoe Co.

    A monthly monetary tally for Hunstville Shoe Co. written on S. Schiffman & Co.
  • Letters to Ike Schiffman from Bea.

    Three letters from Bea to Ike Schiffman. Written on Stromberg, Kraus & Co. letterhead from Louisville, Kentucky. The letters detail business struggles had by Bea and responses to various business suggestions Schiffman offered. Bea also requests futher advice regarding the business. Strombery, Kraus & Co. are manufacturers of trunks and traveling bags. The first letter ends with Bea disclosing that his wife is sick. The second letter mentions bank failures and worries throughout the banking industry and other businesses. A financial panic started in 1893, resulting in a depression that would last through 1898. These letters reflect these fears as they are written at the start of the panic.
  • Handwritten letter allotting 50 acres of land to R. R. Lakin.

    The front of this handwritten note is written by Charly M. Taylor, allotting R. R. Lakin 50 acres of land. The back of the note is written by R. R. Lakin agreeing to the terms of the transaction that he will cultivate the land and deliver "one half of said crop to the said Charly Taylor."
  • Transactions between S. Schiffman & Co. and J. W. Erwin and W. V. Styles.

    Various documents regarding transactions of different amounts paid by J. W. Erwin and W. V. Styles to S. Schiffman & Co. throughout the year 1899. The final document is a loan form for mules for $409.65.
  • Handwritten letters from R. D. McKinney to S. Schiffman.

    In these letters, R. D. McKinney tells S. Schiffman that he will have to take all McKinney's stocks as his landlord has taken all his cotton stock to pay his rent before McKinney could pay S. Schiffman. In the second letter, McKinney asks S. Schiffman to send him two dollars to finish paying off the cotton pickers. The final letter is a request for meat and coffee on credit.
  • Handwritten letter from W. E. Rinkley to S. Schiffman.

    W. E. Rinkley tells S. Schiffman that he has already paid the man who built a hen house and garden. He also tells Schiffman that he has reached out to Mr. Landers regarding his taxes and asks Schiffman to reach out and see what is happening there as Landers has not replied to Rinkley.
  • Telegram and a handwritten letter from A. J. Abrahams to S. Schiffman.

    In the telegram A. J. Abrahams acknowledges that S. Schiffman will cover a $300 bill. It ends with a promise to explain the circumstances in a letter that will follow. In the handwritten letter to S. Schiffman, A. J. Abrahams details the circumstances surrounding the need for S. Schiffman to cover the bill and thanks him for his kindness.
  • Transaction for horses purchased by I. Schiffman.

    These documents contain reciepts, correspondence, and payment of the purchase of horse equipment and "1 pair horses" by I. Schiffman.

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