Moses Levy Estate Account Book, 1822-1824

This small, leather-bound account book (4" x 6") documents estate disbursements from October 18, 1822, to June 10, 1824. The handwritten entries, signed by the executors of the will of Moses Levy of Hamburg, Pennsylvania (who died in 1822, with his will probated May 13, 1822), detail transactions and payments. Family members named include his wife, Mary, son Nathan, and daughter Sarah. Executors were John Bailey and William Feather. Individuals mentioned in the entries include John Wagner, Henry Prior, Henry Fister, Abraham Wolff, Jacob Lynn, Joseph Breitensman, and Jacob Snell. The book offers insights into the financial activities of a Jewish merchant in an early 19th-century Pennsylvania German farming community.

Associated People/Businesses

• Levy, Moses

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Subjects

• Account books
• Merchants
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• History

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