Newspaper advertisement: "BANK NOTE [obscured] ENGRAVING. J. LOWE respectfully informs the government and the public in general, that he has located himself at Galves-ton, for the purpose of carrying on the Engraving [page damaged] business in all its branches. From the quality of Vignet Dies, with various subjects, many of which are emblematic of the countay [sic], affords him every facility of getting up such work that cannot be sur-passed in the U. States, and from the specimens already done by him, will be a sufficient guarantee of his skill. - He solicits the public in general to call and peruse his specimen book. All orders directedd [sic] to him through the post office, with reference to some one in Galveston, will be thankfully received, and strict attention paid to the delivery of them at their respoctive [sic] places. N. B. Mercantile and business cards executed with neat-ness [page damaged] [illegible] despatch [obscured] also Notorial [sic] [obscured], counting [illegible] and desk [illegible], custom [obscured] house and State seals, certificates of Stock, Bank checks, drafts, bills of Exchange & c. No. 6, 22nd street, near avenue C, Galveston. All the papers in the Republic of Texas will give this one week's [obscured] insertion and forward their accounts to my office. nov [obscured] 19 3td-251 1tw J. LOWE."
Source
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Texas), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, December 16, 1840, p. 3. Electronic version. (University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History). URL: http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48113/m1/3/zoom/
Original Publisher
Cruger & Moore.
Date Original
1840
Date Digital
2015
Language
eng
Type
Text
Artisan or Artist
Lowe, J.
Subject LC
Engravers
Subject MESDA
Engraver
Occupation
Engravers
Coverage Place
Republic of Texas ; Galveston (Galveston County, Tex.) ; Houston (Harris County, Tex.)
Coverage Date
1840
Resource Set
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.)
Rights
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