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Original 1877 antique wholesale grocer billhead / invoice issued to Mr. Aug. Muggie by Maxwell & Isham, Wholesale Grocers, located at No. 1308 Main Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. Dated May 4, 1877. Features an early woodcut graphic illustration of a tea merchant carrying chests (\"Young Hyson Tea\", \"Fine Black Teas\"). Details items including coffee, sugar, and rice, with a handwritten receipt signature at the bottom. Measures approx. 8.5\" x 3.5\". Condition shows expected postal folds, edge wear, and light spotting as pictured. Excellent piece of West Virginia business ephemera and merchant history.
Interest Charged after 30 Days.
James Maxwell,
Wm. R. Isham.
Wheeling, W. Va., May 4, 1877
Mr. Aug. Muggie
Bought of Maxwell & Isham, Wholesale Grocers, No. 1308 Main Street.
52 lb Coffee 22 11 44
52 lb P. Sug 10 1/2 5 46
50 lb Rice 6 3 00
19 90
Recd Pay Maxwell & Isham
