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Letter from Benjamin Jacobs to William Meredith Regarding a Suit Against the Union Insurance Company, February 10, 1811


A two-page letter dated February 10, 1811, from Benjamin Jacobs of New York City to William Meredith concerning a legal suit against the Union Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Jacobs, acting on behalf of his son-in-law, Gompert S. Gompert, details an insurance claim for a lost cargo of sugar and authorizes Meredith to draw on him for legal expenses.


Associated People/Businesses

  • Meredith, William
  • Jacobs, Benjamin James
  • Gompert, Gompert S.
  • Union Insurance Company
  • Jacobs, Benjamin (1738-1811) / Gompert, Gompert S. (1768-1831)

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Arc.MS.56, Box 14, Folder 15