Buffalo New York 1899 William Hengerer Importer Billhead 8.5 x 5

This 1899 billhead documents a wholesale import transaction from The William Hengerer Company, a major Buffalo dry goods and importing firm serving regional merchants at the end of the nineteenth century.

Buffalo’s position as a Great Lakes port and rail hub supported a dense network of importers and jobbers who distributed textiles, clothing, and household goods throughout western New York and surrounding states. Firms such as Hengerer combined large-scale warehousing with formal accounting systems, using printed billheads to standardize orders, reinforce brand identity, and manage credit relationships in an expanding consumer economy.

The form is dated Buffalo, New York, August 7, 1899, and records goods purchased by a merchant in Marilla, New York, with book and page references, terms noted, and itemized entries written in period hand. The engraved header features the company name, an illustration of its Buffalo building, and printed business rules regarding claims and returns, while the ruled body preserves original transaction details. The sheet measures 8.5 x 5.

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