Subject: Legal Cases

Pamphlet titled "AN ADDRESS ON THE RAILROAD EVIL AND ITS REMEDY..DELIVERED AT PLATT'S HALL,; SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1879". Published in 1879. The pamphlet also contains biographical information about Alfred A. Cohen, a capitalist and lawyer born in London, England in 1829, who died in 1887. Cohen is noted for his sale of the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad Company's line to the Central Pacific Railroad Company, which resulted in a lengthy legal dispute.

This excerpt from the Congressional Record of June 11, 1874, details the ongoing legal battles of Jonas Levy, focusing on his service during the Mexican-American War, specifically his role as captain of the USS America during the Battle of Veracruz. The document also highlights Levy's significant contributions to Jewish life in Washington, D.C., and his advocacy for American Jews against discriminatory practices in the 1850s. His involvement in a trade dispute between the United States and Switzerland over religious freedoms is mentioned, emphasizing Levy's activism for Jewish rights and equality. The excerpt mentions Levy's military career in the 1840s and his continued legal pursuits into the 1880s. Jonas Phillips Levy (1807-1883) was the younger brother of Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the U.S. Navy.

An envelope addressed to Ira Leo Bamberger at 291 Broadway, New York, New York, postmarked November 19, 1884. The sender is listed as Louis Cohen at 176 Broadway, New York, New York. The envelope also contains the handwritten notation "O'Shea vs Kohn."

This archival collection contains three documents related to the Supreme Court of California case *Simon Wolf, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. Chas. P. Marsh, Defendant and Appellant*. The case, initiated in 1866, concerned a promissory note and a dispute over coal mine profits. The collection includes the Transcript on Appeal (66 pages), Points and Authorities on behalf of the Appellant (12 pages), and Respondent's Points and Authorities (12 pages), all in their original printed wrappers. Simon Wolf, the plaintiff, was a prominent businessman known as the "Pioneer Master Merchant of Contra Costa County, California."

This archival collection contains three documents related to the legal case *Simon Wolf v. Chas. P. Marsh* in the Supreme Court of California, dating back to 1866 but with court proceedings in 1880. The case involved a promissory note dispute over money owed to Simon Wolf by Chas. P. Marsh, contingent on the profitability of Marsh's coal mines. The collection includes the Transcript on Appeal (66 pages), Points and Authorities on behalf of the Appellant (12 pages), and Respondent's Points and Authorities (12 pages). All documents are in their original printed wrappers and are described as being in very good condition. Simon Wolf, known as the "Pioneer Master Merchant of Contra Costa County, California," won the initial trial, and this collection represents the appellate phase of the case.

This archival collection contains three documents related to the legal case *Simon Wolf, Plaintiff and Respondent, vs. Chas. P. Marsh, Defendant and Appellant*, heard in the Supreme Court of California in 1880. The case, which originated in 1866, involved a promissory note dispute concerning a coal mine on Marsh Ranch. The collection includes a 66-page Transcript on Appeal, a 12-page document titled *Points and Authorities on behalf of Appellant*, and a 12-page *Respondent's Points and Authorities*. All three documents are in their original printed wrappers. Simon Wolf, the plaintiff, was a prominent merchant known as the "Pioneer Master Merchant of Contra Costa County, California."

Two-page letter (8" x 12") from Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise of Albany, New York to Rabbi Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 18, 1851. The letter details Wise's legal victory against Louis Spanier following a physical altercation at Congregation Beth-El of Albany. Wise outlines his seven-point legal victory, including a charge of "guilty of assault and battery committed on a minister in the pulpit in presence of his congregation." This letter is one of three in this collection that document the "Congregation Beth-El of Albany Affair."

This document is a section of the Congressional Record from May 31, 1836, detailing a report on a maritime accident that occurred in St. Thomas in 1832. The report highlights the involvement of Nathan Levy, acting as American Counsel in St. Thomas during the case's handling.

This Yiddish-language book, *Sefer Hanitzachon* (The Victory Book), details a legal dispute in an 1891 New York court between Anthony Comstock, who attempted to ban the book *Sefer Maaseh Taluy* (The Hanging Deed), and Shlomo Rozenthal. The book recounts the trial, which became a debate about Christianity and Judaism, where Rozenthal refuted missionary interpretations of the Tanakh. The court ruled that *Maaseh Taluy* was a religious book and its publication was permitted. The book includes a poem by Hillel Malachovsky in honor of Rozenthal. The final page features an English title page.