{"product_id":"plattsburgh-ny-1897-julius-davis-groceries-provisions-flour-billhead-8-5-x-6-5","title":"Plattsburgh New York 1897 Julius Davis Groceries Provisions Flour Billhead 8.5 x 6.5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"411\"\u003eThis billhead was issued in July 1897 by Julius Davis, a Plattsburgh, New York dealer in groceries, provisions, flour, feed, and grain supplying merchants and customers in the Champlain Valley region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"935\"\u003eLate nineteenth-century grocery and provisions dealers formed the backbone of regional food distribution networks. Businesses like Julius Davis handled staple commodities including flour, feed, grain, preserved foods, and other household necessities that moved through rail and lake transportation routes linking northern New York communities. Plattsburgh’s position along Lake Champlain and near the Canadian border made it an active commercial center for agricultural trade and wholesale provisioning during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1381\"\u003eThe document features a printed merchant letterhead reading Bought of Julius Davis, dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Flour, Feed and Grain with a note advertising buckwheat flour as a specialty. The invoice is dated July 19, 1897 and addressed to Purnell Bros of Upper Jay, New York. Handwritten entries record quantities of salt beef with pricing and totals entered in the accounting columns, along with a notation indicating payment received.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982729244856,"sku":"20251219y SS","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_a55dbe23-2d73-4d55-a37e-2b702381654d.jpg?v=1773103866","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/plattsburgh-ny-1897-julius-davis-groceries-provisions-flour-billhead-8-5-x-6-5","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}