Billhead/letter from the firm D & A Oppenheimer, located at 260 Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas. Dated February 23, 1889, the document details a reconciliation of an estate debt owed to the firm. The letterhead also includes the New York City office address: Corner Leonard & West Broadway. The document is annotated 'ASD BY ANTON'.
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Billhead indicating payment made by the estate of J.J. Cohen. The bill was paid in Rome, Georgia in 1881. The billhead shows that J.R. Black was involved in the transaction.
A broadside announcing the sale of the estate of Hetty and Charlotte Gomez. The notice lists De Grove & Riker and Julius J. & A. Lyons as lawyers handling the estate. Published in New York, New York on December 22, 1893.
Copy of a legal question at the Court of Justice concerning bonds to benefit Jewish orphans. This document, dated March 13, 1809, is a copy of a legal document from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of a larger collection of manuscripts relating to the Dutch-Jewish noble families de Pinto and Lopes.
Last will and testament of Judith De Cordova, executed July 21, 1874, in New York, New York. The will details the distribution of her estate to her surviving family members, including provisions for Phineas De Cordova (Austin, Texas), Alfred De Cordova (son of Aaron & Julia of NYC), and Flora Cohen De Leon (daughter of Abraham Cohen De Leon of Philadelphia). The document specifies her address as 69 West 53rd Street, New York, New York.
This legal document is a summons for Isaac Henry to appear before the Justices of the Orphan's Court in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. The document requires Isaac Henry to explain why he has not provided an inventory of the debts and a final account of the estate of Samuel Henry, who has recently deceased. It is dated March 22, 1803 and signed by William Smith, Chief Justice of the Orphan's Court. The document has a handwritten signature on the bottom right corner and decorative flourishes on the bottom left corner.
This legal document, dated July 25, 1792, is a manuscript pertaining to the estate of Samuel Jacobs. It records a declaration made before public notaries in Quebec concerning a debt of twelve hundred livres owed by Michel Cornud to the succession of the deceased Samuel Jacobs. The document details Cornud's obligation to repay the sum with interest and specifies properties in Quebec (including a house on Rue Sous le Fort) that are pledged as security through a general and special mortgage. The document refers to prior acts and mentions notaries involved in the transaction. The item is written in French with ornate handwritten script, typical of legal documents from the late 18th century, and includes calligraphic signatures. 3.
A two-page letter written on November 1, 1798, by Moses Hart in Quebec to James Reid, the family attorney. The letter concerns a lawsuit against Mr. Bell and is part of a larger collection of 56 documents related to the division of the Aaron Hart estate. These documents, found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), consist primarily of mercantile papers such as ledger sheets and promissory notes dating before Aaron Hart's death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. This letter is categorized as an evidential document supporting various claims within the estate division.
A five-page letter written by Phineas DeCordova to the law firm Riker & Riker on March 5, 1879, in Austin, Texas. The letter details questionable dealings by the trustee, Fred Lewis, of the S. De Cordova estate and mentions Ada Henriques (née Cordova), the wife of S. De Cordova. DeCordova also mentions his land office, established in 1848.
Ten-page notarized document detailing the estate of Esther Hunt, totaling $13,289.75. Includes a list of household slaves purchased from Jacob Nainez Cardozo and names numerous other Jewish executors and beneficiaries, including I. Philips, David & Joe Van Ostern, Sarah Van Ostern, Bernard Cohen, Benjamin & Henry Florence, and L. Barnett. Authored by A. Barnett as Notary Public on August 7, 1849. The document offers a glimpse into the lives of prominent New Orleans Jewish community members in the 1840s.
Notarized document in French detailing transactions between Jonathan Hart and Levy Salomons, dated March 27, 1795. This document is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of the Aaron Hart estate after his death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The documents were discovered among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific item belongs to a subset of 28 documents that predate Aaron Hart's death and serve as evidentiary materials supporting various claims. These documents primarily consist of mercantile papers such as ledger sheets and promissory notes.