Estate Bond - Savannah, Georgia, December 29, 1769
This legal document is an estate bond for the deceased Solomon Solomons. Mordecai Sheftall, identified as a Savannah merchant, along with Levi Sheftall and Samuel Savory, a Savannah gentleman, are bound to the Governor and Ordinaries of Georgia for the sum of Two Thousand Pounds Sterling. Mordecai Sheftall is obligated as the administrator to submit a full inventory of Solomon Solomons' estate by March 29, 1770, and an account of sales by September 29, 1770. The document is partly printed with handwritten insertions for names, dates, and signatures. It exhibits characteristic signs of age, including foxing, moderate wear, and partial separations along the folds, typical of late 18th-century legal papers.
Associated People/Businesses
- Mordecai Sheftall (Administrator)
- Levi Sheftall (Surety)
- Samuel Savory (Surety)
- Solomon Solomons (Deceased)
- Solomons, Solomon
- Sheftall, Mordecai
- Sheftall, Levi
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Estate administration
- Legal documents
- Colonial America
- Jewish history
- Georgia (U.S. state)
- Savannah (Ga.)
- Merchants
- American Revolution
- Bonds (legal)
- Probate
- Jewelry trade
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 13