Power of Attorney: Rachel nee Mendes Soria and Aaron Soria to Joseph Lopes Dias, July 1, 1801

Power of attorney authorizing Citizen Joseph Lopes Dias, a resident of New York City, to represent the interests of Rachel nee Mendes Soria and her husband, Aaron Soria, in France regarding the inheritance of Rachel's deceased uncle, Jacob Mendes Veiega, in Bordeaux. The document, dated July 1, 1801, is written in brown ink on official stationery of the French Consulate, "Commissariat de New York, et New Jersey." The stationery features a masthead depicting the French Republic. The document consists of four pages measuring 7 3/8" x 12 1/4". Aaron Soria and his wife are listed in New York City in 1800, with a son born there in 1798. This document highlights early transatlantic family connections between French and American Jews under the French Revolutionary government.

Associated People/Businesses

• Soria, Aaron / Soria, Rachel nee Mendes / Dias, Joseph Lopez

Geography

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Subjects

• Power of attorney

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 6