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Subject: 19th Century Legal History

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Legal Documents Related to Lazarus Ulman's Arrest for Peddling Without a License, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 1863Legal Documents Related to Lazarus Ulman's Arrest for Peddling Without a License, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 1863

This archival collection consists of three documents related to the arrest of Lazarus Ulman for peddling without a license in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1862. The documents include a subpoena, an arrest warrant, and an indictment sheet. The subpoena also names Isaac Ulman. The documents are housed together in an original court jacket. Lazarus Ulman (ca. 1793-post 1860) was a Jewish merchant who immigrated to the United States before 1828 from Germany or Russia. His sons served in the Civil War, and his grandson changed his name to Douglas Fairbanks, a renowned Hollywood actor. The documents provide insight into 19th-century legal practices and the life of a Jewish merchant family in Pennsylvania.

Legal Letter Regarding the Aaron Hart Estate, January 20, 1807Legal Letter Regarding the Aaron Hart Estate, January 20, 1807

Signed legal letter addressed to James Reid on January 20, 1807, concerning the estate of Aaron Hart, who died December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. This document is one of approximately 28 legal papers from the archive of 56 documents relating to the division of the Aaron Hart estate. These papers were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer.