Arrest warrant issued on May 5, 1787, in New York, New York, for Eleazer Benzaken and Solomon Simons. The warrant is signed by M. Willet as sheriff and Richard Morris as Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court. Benzaken is identified as a merchant.
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Arrest warrant issued in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Territory, on November 2, 1893. The warrant, filed by H. G. Cohen against James Watkins, charges Watkins with the theft of a pair of pants valued at $2.50. The document includes signatures from S. H. Harris (County Attorney) and G. Lafferty (Deputy Sheriff), along with witness signatures from Cohen, Estes, and Kirby.
Criminal arrest warrant issued in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Territory, on November 4, 1893. The complainant, H. G. Cohen, accused James Watkins of theft of a pair of pants valued at $2.50. The warrant was issued by R. J. Edwards, Probate Justice, and the arrest was executed by Sheriff J. C. Scruggs.
Arrest warrant for Samuel Meads, issued on July 8, 1852, in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. The warrant details a debt of $1.00 owed to N. A. Cohen. The document, partially printed on blue paper and completed in brown ink, includes the magistrate's signature and the sheriff's notation on the execution of the warrant.
A Spanish-language manuscript from Mexico City, dated December 19, 1598. Issued by Alonso de Peralta, Inquisitor of the Mexican Inquisition, this document orders the arrest of Lorenzo Machado, a Portuguese man, and the seizure of his property. The order directs Machado's imprisonment in the secret cells of the Inquisition. The document includes signatures and is written in sepia ink on paper, measuring 7 x 12 1/2 inches. It displays signs of age and deterioration, including ink corrosion and a central fold.
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.
Warrant for the arrest of Thomas Meekins and Richard Carter for the theft of "one piece of canvass of the value of six dollars and forty cents the property of ...Nathan Blum." Issued and signed by William Tucker on August 21, 1868, in Washington, D.C.
A warrant for the arrest of Thomas Sheppard, issued in Washington, D.C. on December 18, 1866. The warrant charges Sheppard with the theft of $250 worth of shirts from Benjamin Gross.