Abraham Levi [Cover]
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Abraham Levi [Cover]Description
December 5, 1902 cover from “A. LEVI & CO., / 113 South Main Street / VICTORIA, TEX.” to “Mr. Solomon Marx, / New Orleans, / La.”Context
In 1866, Abraham Levi moved to Victoria, Texas and opened a wholesale grocery store. Abraham began to sell banknotes and with his cousin Henry Levy under the name A. Levi and Company, Bankers, which in 1875 became the largest state-chartered bank in Texas - its name was changed to Victoria Bank and Trust Company in March 1923. The Levi company also owned 25,000 acres of land in six Texas counties and had extensive cattle interests. Levi died on November 30, 1902 - five days before this cover was mailed. The recipient, Solomon Marx, from New Orleans, was a pioneer of the cotton seed industry and a widely known philanthropist.Category
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