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Moses Levy estate receipt book, 1822-1823

Contributor:
Bailey, John, 1786?-1874 (compiler)
Name:
Levy, Moses, -1822
Timespan:
19th century
Date:
1822
Description:
An oblong, volume with marbled paper covers comprising receipts of payment on behalf of the estate of Moses Levy spanning the years 1822 to 1823. John Bailey served as executor and made payments for the estate. Payments were made to various merchants in Hamburg for advertisements, repairs, and tuition for Nathan and Sarah Levy. Receipts of payment were also recorded for Mary Levy. The volume is written in the manner of a reporter's notebook with the text written parallel to the spine. The receipts are written on nine pages of the volume with quotations on the last page. The remainder of the volume is blank.
Identifier:
2012.07.08.00001; (OCoLC)on1091844427; (OCoLC)1091844427
Language:
English
Provenance:
Purchased for the Penn Libraries 2016 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan (Collectify accession no. 2012.07.08.00001).; Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939- donor.; Kaplan, Deanne, donor.
Subject:
Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Hamburg -- 19th century; Jewish merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Hamburg -- 19th century; Jewish merchants; Jews
Resource Type:
Text
Form/Genre:
manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); receipts (financial records); Manuscripts, American
Physical Description:
1 volume
Geographic Subject:
Hamburg (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Pennsylvania -- Hamburg
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Levy was a Jewish shopkeeper who ran a dry goods store in Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Mary and had two children Nathan and Sarah.
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Archives Room, MS 56, Codex 013.1
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)