Billhead; Mrs. M. J. Zernow; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1890 September 30
Subject:
Jewish merchants; Clothing trade; Specialty stores; Dress accessories; Business records
Description:
Billhead for $5.00 from Mrs. J. M. Zernow, Fashionable Millinery and Fancy Goods Establishment, Full Line of Modern Styles of Corsets at the Lowest Prices Always on Hand [buyer's name is illegible]; 315 King Street, Charleston, SC
Corporate Name:
Mrs. M. J. Zernow
Date:
1890-09-30
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Cohen, Jacob; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1855 October 4
Description:
Letter relating to the market of enslaved people by J. Hamilton Criper, near Darien, Georgia, advising his client on the sale of enlaved people and praising Jacob Cohen, a well known slave dealer in Charleston, South Carolina.
Personal Name:
Cohen, Jacob
Date:
1855-10-04
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1849 April 10
Subject:
Correspondence; Religious communities
Description:
Letter from Joshua Lavsano to Isaac Leeser, regarding problems the Jewish Community is having in the battle over the form of services in the synagogue Beth Elohim. He relates that as a member, he can see no possibility of cooperation. He thanks Reverend Leeser for his intervention but things have gone down divergent paths. He notes that a meeting was held to consider the Philadelphia recommendation of one joint synagogue, but it was soundly rebuffed.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua
Corporate Name:
Beth Elohim
Date:
1849-04-10
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Billhead; Cohen, McDuff; McDuff Cohen; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1869 January 1
Subject:
Jewish merchants; Metal trade; House furnishings; Business records
Description:
Billhead for McDuff Cohen, Manufacturer of Tin Ware, Dealer in Stoves, Grates, House Furnishing Goods, &c.,[buyer's name is illegible] for $2.70; 130 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Cohen, McDuff
Corporate Name:
McDuff Cohen
Date:
1869-01-01
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Pamphlet; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1838
Description:
Two discourses on the Great Fire in Charleston on Friday night, April 27th, 1838, listing the places burned including numerous Jewish names an the Great Synagogue
Date:
1838
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Periodical; Mechelbacker, M. I.; Hertz, Isaac Eger; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1863 January 27
Subject:
Newspapers; Jewish merchants
Description:
Edition of the Charleston Mercury with a letter from General Beauregard to Rev. Mechelbacker as to why he could not give leave to the Jewish soldiers for the high holidays. This is a reprint of the letter which was originally written on Sept. 1, 1861. There is also an ad on page 2 for Isaac Eger Hertz;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Mechelbacker, M. I.; Hertz, Isaac Eger
Corporate Name:
Charleston Mercury
Date:
1863-01-27
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Abrahams, Alexander Hezekiel; Abrahams, Adolphus Hezekiel; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1869 December 7
Subject:
Legal documents; Contracts
Description:
Bond to Sheriff wherein Alexander Hezekiel Abrahams, his son Adolphus Hezekiel Abrahams, and Theodore H. Abrahams bind themselves to E.W.M. Mackey, the Sheriff of Charleston County, for $9,666.00;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Abrahams, Alexander Hezekiel; Abrahams, Adolphus Hezekiel
Date:
1869-12-07
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Billhead; DeLeon, H. H.; H. H. DeLeon; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1887 March 24
Subject:
Jewish merchants; Sales personnel; Auction houses; Securities; Property; Business records
Description:
Billhead for H. H. DeLeon, Broker, Auctioneer and Commission Agent, Bonds, Stocks, Real Estate, Gold, Silver and Bank Notes bought and Sold [buyer's name is illegible] for $90.00; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
DeLeon, H. H.
Corporate Name:
H. H. DeLeon
Date:
1887-03-24
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Billhead for Louis Cohen & Co., Dealers in Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods, Notions and Fancy Goods, Ladies' Underwear a Specialty, with images of two women in corsets; 248 King Street, Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Cohen, Louis; Cohen, W. B.
Corporate Name:
Louis Cohen & Co.
Date:
1886-05-01
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Tobias, Tobias I.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; New York, New York, United States; 1850 September 11
Subject:
Correspondence; Jewish merchants; Manuscripts (documents); Judaism -- Customs and practices
Description:
Letter from T. J. Tobias to T. I. Tobias, regarding an overdue payment, wine shipments. He asks that Tobias excuse his haste as, it is “just in time for dinner and Shabbos”; Charleston, SC; New York, NY
Personal Name:
Tobias, Tobias I.; Tobias, Thomas Jefferson
Date:
1850-09-11
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Monetary; Markland; Markland & M'Iver; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1793 August 9
Subject:
Financial institutions; Negotiable instruments; Financial records; Business records
Description:
Bill of exchange for $444.28, printed by Markland & M'Iver, from Citizen Genet, French ambassador to the United States, to Abraham Sasportas; Charleston, SC; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Markland; McIver; Genet; Sasportas, Abraham
Corporate Name:
Markland & M'Iver
Date:
1793-08-09
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1852 August 23
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Three page letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser, in which Carvalho gives Leeser advice on how to treat people who attack him in the "Asmoneon," the first successful Jewish periodical in the United States
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1852-08-23
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Judah, Rumah; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1831 November 14
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Family papers
Description:
Letter from Rumah Judah to her nephew to Isaac Leeser, written during a trip to see relatives in Charleston, South Carolina, and regarding family observations;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Judah, Rumah
Date:
1831-11-14
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Harby, Isaac; Cohen, E. P.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1826 May 5
Subject:
Correspondence; Judaism -- Customs and practices
Description:
Letter from Isaac Harby to E. P. Cohen, presenting an argument for not wearing a head covering in the temple. According to the donor, this is the earliest known American document in the history of Reform Judaism;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Harby, Isaac; Cohen, E. P.
Date:
1826-05-05
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Edition of the Charleston Mercury, with an image of Southern Clothing Emporium, the store of D. J. Levy and G. J. Levy, Manufacturers of Men's, Youths' and Boys' clothing, Wholesale and Retail, a well as ad for the sale of 30 enslaved people, a plantation, and a brick yard put forth by from Marx Cohen;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Levy, D. J.; Levy, G. J.; Cohen, Marx
Corporate Name:
Charleston Mercury
Date:
1855-04-06
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Billhead; DeLeon, H. H.; H. H. DeLeon; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1880 April 15
Subject:
Jewish merchants; Sales personnel Securities; Property; Business records
Description:
Billhead for H. H. DeLeon, Bonds, Stocks, Coupons, Gold, Bank Notes and Real Estate bought and Sold [buyer's name is illegible] for $407.95; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
DeLeon, H. H.
Corporate Name:
H. H. DeLeon
Date:
1880-04-15
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter from M. C. Mordecai of Mordecai & Co., with a cover broadside announcing that he is going into business with his son J. R. Mordecai, Js. Eger Hertz, and J. A. Enslow. The letter is to John Wagner regarding coal for the steamship Isabel going to Cuba; Charleston, SC; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Hertz, Js. Eger; Wagner, John
Corporate Name:
Mordecai & Co.
Date:
1852-07-01
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Pamphlet; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1833 July 4
Subject:
Pamphlets; Speeches
Description:
Pamphlet called An Oration Delivered in the Independent or Congregational Church, Charleston, Before the States Rights and Free Trade Party, The States Society of Cincinnati, The Revolution Society, The '76 Association and The States Volunteers, on the 4th of July 1833, Being the 57th Anniversary of American Independence, By Henry L. Pinckney. Published By request; Charleston, SC
Date:
1833-07-04
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; De la Motta, Jacob; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1832 September 17
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and De la Motta, Jacob. Charleston, SC, Letter from the physician Jacob De la Motta in Charleston, South Carolina to rev. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; De la Motta, Jacob
Date:
1832-09-17
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Levy, David Cardoza; Charleston, South Carolina United States; 1840 September 4
Subject:
Correspondence; Jewish merchants; Food industry and trade
Description:
Letter from David Cardoza Levy to Tobias Isaac Tobias, in which Levy asks Tobias to forward a letter for him to Bordeaux, France, which he enclosed, and then discusses the business and expresses his condolences for the death of Tobias's daughter-in-law; New York, NY; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Levy, David Cardoza; Tobias, Tobias Isaac
Date:
1840-09-04
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Cohen, Philip Jacob; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1807 March 11
Description:
Cohen, Philip Jacob. Charleston, SC, A remarkable document issued in Charleston, Carolina, granting freedom to a slave named Peter in 1807. The document is signed by Philip Jacob Cohen (1781-1866) and is the earliest known American slave emancipation document where a Jew is involved
Personal Name:
Cohen, Philip Jacob
Date:
1807-03-11
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Harvey, J.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1854 April 21
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Harvey, J.. Charleston, SC, Letter from J. Harvey to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. He requests that Leeser publish his editorial which is in the body of the letter. In his proposed editorial, while opposed to the general Reform Movement, he speaks well of certain aspects at Kal Kadosh Beth Elohim, while criticizing others with a particular view on the role of women in a Sunday school
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Harvey, J.
Date:
1854-04-21
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Circular letter; Cardozo, J. N.; American Biography; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1848 June 24
Subject:
Circular letters; Publications (documents)
Description:
Circular letter from William Hunt, author of the American Biography, to Congressman James McDowell and lists J.N. Cardozo as a reference, with a handwritten note on the verso; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Cardozo, J. N.
Corporate Name:
American Biography
Date:
1848-06-24
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Marriage record; Solomons, J. R.; Solomons, Rebecca; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1875 August 24
Description:
Five page legal document of J. R. Solomons, a well known dentist of Charleston, South Carolina, giving property to his wife, Rebecca Solomons, drafted and signed by T. Moultrie Mordecai
Personal Name:
Solomons, J. R.; Solomons, Rebecca
Date:
1875-08-24
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Bond for a loan of $6,500 in the full sum of $13,000 made out to Sarah (Hertz) Nathans Executrix of Nathan Nathans estate to George W. Airmar and Charles P. Airmar, Pharmacist and Doctor, to be paid in 5 equal annual payments of $1,300 plus interest from 1/10/1861 to 1/10/1866; Charleston, SC
Date:
1860-01-10
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letterhead; Goldsmith, Moses, 1815-1884; Moses Goldsmith & Son; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1874 December 30
Subject:
Letterheads; Billheads; Dry-goods; General stores; Shipping
Description:
Letterhead and billhead. The letterhead is from Moses Goldsmith & Son, Wholesale Merchants and Dealers in Hides, Tallow, Paper Stock, Wool, Skins Wax, Metals of All Kinds, Cotton, etc., Importers of Scotch Pig Iron, to J. J. Klein, regarding shipping costs. A billhead from the Savannah & Charleston Railroad is included; Charleston, SC
Legal document; John M. Davis & Co.; Nones, Joseph B.; New York, New York, United States; 1866 December 5
Subject:
Debt; Money; Legal documents; Jewish commissioners; Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.
Description:
Legal document regarding a debt owed to John M. Davis & Co. by B. Foley that is notarized and signed by South Carolina Commissioner Joseph B. Nones.; Charleston, SC; New York, NY
Personal Name:
Nones, Joseph B.
Corporate Name:
John M. Davis & Co.
Date:
1866-12-05
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Ehrlick, Morris; Oelsner, Alexander; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1858 May 25
Description:
Ehrlick, Morris and Oelsner, Alexander. Charleston, SC, Letter from Morris Ehrlick, the President of Berith Shalom congregation in Charleston, South Carolina to Alexander Oelsner
Personal Name:
Ehrlick, Morris; Oelsner, Alexander
Date:
1858-05-25
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Negotiable instrument; Mordecai, M. C.; Mordecai & Co.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1859 August 19
Subject:
Negotiable instruments; Jewish merchants; Money
Description:
Sight draft by Mordecai & Co., from R. H. Lowry, Esq., to Tobias Hendrick & Co. for $2,800, with an image of horses being lead by a town; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Mordecai, M. C.
Corporate Name:
Mordecai & Co.; Tobias Hendrick & Co.
Date:
1859-08-19
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter from J. J. Cohen to an unnamed recipient for whom he appears to have been working regarding difficulty he is finding in buying tobacco at the right price and notes that their agents in the city were not helpful. He expresses hope that the recipient did not experience losses in the Charleston fire; Rome, GA; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Cohen, J. J.
Date:
1861-12-16
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
