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Insurance Policy for Enslaved Persons: Samuel Levy, Columbia, Georgia, May 4, 1863
An insurance policy issued by the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Columbia, South Carolina, on May 4, 1863, insuring two enslaved persons, Martha (18 years old) and Eva (15 years old), owned by Samuel Levy of Columbia, Georgia. This policy is considered the only known extant Civil War-era insurance policy for enslaved people owned by a Jewish person.
Associated People/Businesses
- Levy, Samuel
- Southern Mutual Insurance Company
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Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 1