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Estate Account of Aaron Levy, 1819Estate Account of Aaron Levy, 1819

Account of the estate of Aaron Levy, listing 10 tracts of land with their names and values, totaling $330.67. The document dates from 1819. Aaron Levy (1742-1815) was a Revolutionary patriot, founder of Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, and a prominent land owner in Pennsylvania.

Ledger Sheet: Jonathan Hart's Shop Transactions, September 23-30, 1794Ledger Sheet: Jonathan Hart's Shop Transactions, September 23-30, 1794

Single ledger sheet detailing transactions at Jonathan Hart's shop from September 23 to September 30, 1794. This sheet appears to be a summary of totals, possibly part of a larger six-sheet ledger (Reference No. 2020.12.29.00059). While kept by Hart, it suggests a partnership with Levi Solomons, who may have supplied the goods. This document is from an archive of 56 documents concerning the division of the Aaron Hart estate after his death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The archive was found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific item is among 28 mercantile papers, including ledger sheets and promissory notes, predating Aaron Hart's death and used as evidence in estate proceedings.

Moses Levy Estate Account Book, 1822-1824Moses Levy Estate Account Book, 1822-1824

This small, leather-bound account book (4" x 6") documents estate disbursements from October 18, 1822, to June 10, 1824. The handwritten entries, signed by the executors of the will of Moses Levy of Hamburg, Pennsylvania (who died in 1822, with his will probated May 13, 1822), detail transactions and payments. Family members named include his wife, Mary, son Nathan, and daughter Sarah. Executors were John Bailey and William Feather. Individuals mentioned in the entries include John Wagner, Henry Prior, Henry Fister, Abraham Wolff, Jacob Lynn, Joseph Breitensman, and Jacob Snell. The book offers insights into the financial activities of a Jewish merchant in an early 19th-century Pennsylvania German farming community.

Will of Nathan Solomons Schoyer, Amsterdam, circa 1800Will of Nathan Solomons Schoyer, Amsterdam, circa 1800

Will – There are three seperate manuscript documents Re; the will of Nathan Solomons Schoyers of Amsterdam they are no doubt part of the Schoyer Archives in the Collection. The 2d is1 folio pages written on both sides in Dutch.....may be an addendum..circa 1800.