- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Simmons, J. O.
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5.5 × 8.5 cm)
- Description
- Business card used by J.O. Simmons. The card is white with black printed text. The text reads [J.O. Simmons, / General Dealer In / Plantation Supplies. / ORDERS FORWARDED TO MY ADDRESS, / No. 88 North Second Street, St. Louis, Mo., / Will meet with prompt attention. / My PERSONAL attention will be given to the purchase of Hay and / Corn from the PRODUCERS. / Terms Cash with ten per cent commission on cost of supplies delivered at / any of the regular steamboat landings on the Mississippi river / between St. Louis and Vicksburg, / Supplies delivered on receipt of payment at the landing.] Handwritten in graphite on the back of the card in the bottom right corner is [1083].
- Place depicted
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- money
- business cards
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.251.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




