1862 Civil War Philadelphia, printed circular, prices for provisions

$115.00 CAD

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Early Civil War printed document mailed by food supplier, located at the port of Philadelphia, to his customers. Gives wholesale prices for Provisions, Fish, etc.

            Philad’a, Oct. 28th 1862
Below find Quotations of our Market
No. 1 Mackerel , large, ……..$15.00
Codfish ……..........................3.75 Per 100 lbs
Smoked Herring ...........……..40 to 50 cts. Per box
Cheese, large, fine qualities ..11 ½ cts. Per lb
Salt, ground & sack …........….$1.75
B. B. Craycroft & Co. Market Street Wharf

 

Mailed to customer Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Stamp is 1861 #62 1¢ Benjamin Franklin, blue.

Fresh and clean document. Pinhole on front.


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