1888 Stedman & Barret Wholesale Grocers Letterhead Houston TX Uncle True Tobacco For Sale

1888 Stedman & Barret Wholesale Grocers Letterhead – Houston Texas – Uncle True Tobacco Invoice – Lynchburg VA

Approximately 6" by 9.25"

Original 1888 business letter on ornate letterhead from Stedman & Barret, Wholesale Fancy Grocers, Houston, Texas. Typed in purple ink and addressed to Messrs. R. E. Gish & Co., Lynchburg, Virginia, this letter discusses an invoice for “Uncle True Tobacco” and the request to supply tobacco as needed rather than drawing for the full amount at once.

They reference writing for a sample of twist tobacco and request pricing “as low as possible,” offering a great snapshot of late-19th-century tobacco trade and wholesale grocery operations between Texas and Virginia.

• Date: January 24, 1888

• Location: Houston, Texas

• Business: Stedman & Barret, Wholesale Fancy Grocers

• Content: Invoice handling, bonded goods, tobacco purchase terms

• Format: Typed letter with pencil signature (“Stedman & Barret”)

• Condition: Light toning, edge wear, small hole near top—typical for 19th-century correspondence.

A great piece for collectors of Texas history, grocery trade ephemera, tobacco industry history, or 19th-century business correspondence.