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Shipping Insurance Policy for the "Live Oak", Philadelphia to Kingston, Jamaica, 1761

Insurance policy document for the ship "Live Oak" sailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kingston, Jamaica in 1761. The policy, dated June 6 and June 17, 1761, lists Abraham Judah as the insurer, and Benjamin Mifflin, Samuel Massey, and John Ashmead as the insureds. The cargo is not specified. This document is considered possibly the earliest extant American Jewish document where a Jew acted as the insurer.

Associated People/Businesses

Judah, Abraham
Mifflin, Benjamin, 1718-1787
Ashmead, John
Massey, Samuel
Judah, Abraham ( - 1762)

Geography

Philadelphia
Kingston
Jamaica

Subjects

Shipping
Marine insurance
Commerce

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 1, Folder 1