Court document from the October Term 1805 of the Montreal Kings Court concerning the case of Ezekiel Hart vs. Louis & Joseph Bellair. This document is part of a larger archive (approximately 28 documents) related to the division of the estate of Aaron Hart, who died on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The documents were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific item is from the category of papers written after Aaron Hart's death, mostly of a legal nature.
Subject: 19th Century Canada
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Silver condiment spoon hallmarked with the rare Toronto maker's mark of Joseph G. Judah. Established in Canada in 1838, the business became Joseph G. Judah & Company after his death in 1857. This hallmark dates to the late 1840s. The spoon measures 4 inches in length. Judah was a successful silversmith, businessman, and prominent member of Upper Canada's early Jewish community. He played a founding role in establishing the Jewish Congregation of Toronto in 1856. Biographical information is available online and at Canada's national archives.