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
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Solomons, Levy; Solomons, Benjamin; Albany, New York, United States; 1817 July 21
Description:
Solomons, Levy and Solomons, Benjamin. Albany, NY, Partnership agreement between Levy Solomons and Benjamin Solomon concerning the manufacture and sale of tobacco, snuff, and chocolate between Albany, New York and Montreal, Canada
Personal Name:
Solomons, Levy; Solomons, Benjamin
Date:
1817-07-21
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Benjamin, Judah P.; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; 1838 February 13
Description:
Benjamin, Judah P.. New Orleans, LA, Judah P. Benjamin is a surety for John Hall as principal for $1200 in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 13th, 1838. Signed by Judah P. Benjamin
Personal Name:
Benjamin, Judah P.
Date:
1838-02-13
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Gratz, Jacob; Gratz, Joseph; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1846 July 16
Description:
Power of attorney by Jacob Gratz for his brother Joseph (1785-1858) to act on his behalf in settling lands in Virginia from the estate of their father Michael (1740-1811). Signed twice by Jacob Gratz
Personal Name:
Gratz, Jacob; Gratz, Joseph
Date:
1846-07-16
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Solomons, Levy; Solomons, Benjamin; Albany, New York, United States; 1818 November 21
Description:
Solomons, Levy and Solomons, Benjamin. Albany, NY, Court document listing the Articles of Agreement between the Levy and Benjamin S. Solomon Co. and a newly hired superintendent, Martin Ray of Philadelphia
Personal Name:
Solomons, Levy; Solomons, Benjamin
Date:
1818-11-21
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Solomons, Lucius Levy; Montreal, Canada; 1785
Description:
Solomons, Lucius Levy. Montreal, Canada, Arbitration agreement between Lucius Levy Solomons and the owner of the Montreal Distillery Co., Thomas McCord
Personal Name:
Solomons, Lucius Levy
Date:
1785
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Silberstein, Louis; Koppelmann, Max; New York, New York, United States; 1881 January 8
Description:
Sing sing prison commutation document signed by the governor of New York, Afonzo B. Cornell. Louis Silberstein, Max Koppelmann, and Julius Jacobson listed with crime sentences and commutation
Personal Name:
Silberstein, Louis; Koppelmann, Max
Date:
1881-01-08
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Hart, Naphtali; Newport, Rhode Island, United States; 1745 March 12
Description:
Hart, Naphtali. Newport, RI, Debt instrument for money owed by Thomas and Patrick Grant to Samuel Vernon of Newport, signed by Naphtali Hart and Daniel Vernon as witnesses
Personal Name:
Hart, Naphtali
Date:
1745-03-12
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Fleishman, Samuel; Marianna, Florida, United States; 1869 September 28
Description:
An important group of three documents chronicling the post-Civil War violence in Marianna, Jackson County, Florida in which the Ku Klux Klan and others carried out attacks on African Americans and Republican Party officials. These documents deal with the murder of Samuel Fleishman the operator of a local general store.
Personal Name:
Fleishman, Samuel
Date:
1869-09-28
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Gratz, Michael; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1796 March 21
Description:
Gratz, Michael. Record of advance to Derry Ryan of 40£ made by Michael Gratz, being an advance towards his commission on sale of property owned by Mr. Ryan
Personal Name:
Gratz, Michael
Date:
1796-03-21
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Seixas, Benjamin; New York, New York, United States; 1799 July 26
Description:
Seixas, Benjamin. New York, NY, Handwritten Chancery Court case document involving 1791 stocks, suit between Benjamin Seixas, one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange and brother of Rabbi Gershom Seixas, and John Delafield, one of the wealthiest men in the United States
Personal Name:
Seixas, Benjamin
Date:
1799-07-26
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Franks, David; Lipman, Lyon; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1746 October 3
Description:
Franks, David and Lipman, Lyon. Philadelphia, PA, An account bill by Philadelphia merchant John Wister for fabric and clothing articles and other goods purchased by Lyon Lepman
Personal Name:
Franks, David; Lipman, Lyon
Date:
1746-10-03
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Frank and Adler; Cumberland, Maryland, United States; 1853 June 10
Description:
Frank and Adler. Cumberland, MD, Court Document concerning the criminal case of the State of Maryland against Christian Nahring, who is in jail, charged with stealing two parasols from Frank and Adler
Corporate Name:
Frank and Adler
Date:
1853-05-10
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Lopez, Aaron; Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; 1777 August 5
Description:
Lopez, Aaron. Partially Printed Document, Accomplished by Hand; Legal case involving the noted Jewish merchant Aaron Lopez, who is attempting to recover money from Jacob Wilbore of Raynham, Massachusetts.
Personal Name:
Lopez, Aaron
Date:
1777-08-05
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Levy, Aaron; New York, New York, United States; 1831 April 1
Description:
This New York City petition is a detailed auction sheet, requesting a drawback of duties by Aaron Levy (1771-1852). He has signed it three times and it is entirely in his hand. It is also signed by R. Riker as witness
Personal Name:
Levy, Aaron
Date:
1831-04-01
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Florance, Jacob; Florance, Jacob Levy, Mrs.; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; 1872 January 24
Description:
Florance, Jacob and Florance, Jacob Levy, Mrs.. New Orleans, LA, Printed copy of the final estate settlement for Jacob Florance and his wife, Mrs. Jacob Levy Florance
Personal Name:
Florance, Jacob; Florance, Jacob Levy, Mrs.
Date:
1872-01-24
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Court record; Solomons, Levy; Albany, New York, United States; 1820 September 29
Description:
Solomons, Levy and Hart. Albany, NY, Signed and sealed copy of the younger Levy Solomons, a prosperous tobacco merchant in Albany, NY, signed by Alexandar and Benjamin Hart of Montreal
Personal Name:
Solomons, Levy; Hart
Date:
1820-09-29
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; Canada (Province). Court of the King's Bench (District of Montreal); Schoyer, Ralph; Montreal, Canada; 1836 September 6
Subject:
Legal documents; Family papers
Description:
Petition by Ralph Schoyer to the Court of the King's Bench for the District of Monreal document to become the guardian of his sister, Sarah Schoyer, a minor who has become possess of a property to a large amount following the death of her father, Abraham Schoyer; Montreal, Canada
Personal Name:
Schoyer, Ralph; Schoyer, Sarah
Corporate Name:
Canada (Province). Court of the King's Bench (District of Montreal)
Date:
1836-09-06
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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Court record; New York (Colony). Court of Vice Admiralty; De Medina, Solomon; New York, New York, United States; 1727
Subject:
Legal documents; Jewish merchants; Shipping
Description:
Court record, Solomon De Medina, Mosesson and Company, Merchants in London, and Roderigo Pacheco, Jacob De Lara, and Manuel vaz De Costa, bearers of their orders, Complainants against Rene Hett and the Executors of Andrew Fresneau, deceased, Defendants, regarding the rightful ownership of Cuban tobacco, bought by De Medina from the King of Spain but captured by a British ship and sent to New York as a prize; New York, NY; London, England
Personal Name:
De Medina, Solomon; Pacheco, Roderigo; Hett, Rene; Fresneau, Andrew
Corporate Name:
New York (Colony). Court of Vice Admiralty; Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty; Mosesson and Company
Date:
1727
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
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