Subject: Bankruptcy

Business card for Feinberg & Eppenstein, dealers in bankrupt and fire-damaged goods, located in Chicago, Illinois. The card likely dates from around 1890.

Testimony from the Congressional Record concerning the bankruptcy of the German National Bank of Chicago in 1879. The document mentions numerous Jewish names and details the involvement of David S. Greenbaum and Henry Greenbaum. The description also notes the context of the Panic of 1877 and the role of Greenbaum in raising the Concordia Guards, a Jewish Civil War company, and his involvement in selling bonds to Europeans for Chicago's post-Great Fire (1871) rebuilding efforts. The archival material is located in Arc.MS.56, Box 2.

Part-printed court document from the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated January 15, 1841. The document concerns a published notice regarding Peter Parker, an insolvent debtor. It is signed "S. Hart", Prothonotary.

This archival collection consists of three items: an envelope, a letterhead/invoice, and a creditors' notice broadside. The envelope, postmarked from Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sent by Samuel Haas, assignee for the bankruptcy of M. Stern & Co., a wholesale liquor dealer. The enclosed broadside (March 14, 1878) notifies creditors of the bankruptcy and instructs them to remit funds to Haas. A letter on M. Stern & Co. letterhead (March 21, 1878) requests payment from F. A. Kinkle in Vermillion, Dakota Territory.

This archival collection contains two related legal documents pertaining to bankruptcy cases in Memphis, Tennessee. The first document, dated September 3, 1870, involves the Memphis German Savings Institution as plaintiff and Henry Nathan et al. as defendants. It details the bankruptcy of Henry Lyons on November 30, 1868, and includes a statement by Lyons acknowledging his discharge from debt to the bank. The second document appears to be an attorney's brief, mentioning Lyons, Henry, Nathan, Henry, Sartoris, Jacob (1823-1884), and Jacob Fies (?). These documents are connected to a separate set of legal documents (item 18.434), which involve similar parties and debts. One of the documents within the related set (item 18.434) is from October 10, 1867, concerns a note signed by Henry Nathan, and Jacob Sartoris, and the other document within that set, dated September 7, 1870, was handled by the Second Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. Jacob Sartoris's bankruptcy declaration on December 4, 1868, is also mentioned in item 18.434.

This archival collection contains two legal documents pertaining to a debt dispute. The first document, dated October 10, 1867, involves the Memphis German Savings Institution as plaintiff and Henry Nathan and Jacob Sartoris as defendants. The document concerns an unpaid promissory note signed by Nathan on February 19, 1867. The second document, dated September 7, 1870, and filed in the Second Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, continues the case. Jacob Sartoris pleads bankruptcy (declared December 4, 1868), claiming inability to repay the debt. The final notation on this document is December 6, 1870.

Letter book containing 290 letters of commercial correspondence, primarily between Tobias & Co. and David Judah, spanning from May 21, 1825, to September 10, 1830. The letters detail Jewish mercantile activities in Richmond, Virginia, and include information about David Judah's bankruptcy in 1827 and his subsequent move to Baltimore. The book also includes copies of letters written by David Judah to Tobias & Co., newspaper clippings on tariffs circa 1825, and correspondence with other Jewish merchants such as Levy & Solomon, Block & Co., J.B. Seixas, and Louis Gomez. The earliest commercial document from David Judah in the Tobias Archive is dated June 9, 1821. An advertisement for a Jewish-owned business in Richmond, featuring David Judah, Edward Pollack, and Tobias I. Tobias, is included from the *Richmond Enquirer* dated July 5, 1822. The book has red pasteboard covers and 168 pages. Acquired January 7, 2013.

A letter written by Max Moses to H. & S. Riker on December 8, 1873, concerning bankruptcy. The letter is dated in New York, New York, and references a business address at 27 Chamber Street.

Newspaper clipping from the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 21, 1790. The clipping includes a bankruptcy notice for Simon Nathan and an advertisement for Isaac Franks, a money changer. The article notes that Nathan, once wealthy, lost his fortune between 1788 and 1791, along with 300 others in Philadelphia, before relocating to New York City and regaining his wealth.

Legal document; Petition to the Bankruptcy Court signed by Benjamin Nones' creditors; receipt of full payment of $23,233. Includes 2 Jewish creditors among 15 others; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; January 12, 1795.

Printed broadside letter to the creditors of the bankrupt Bank of Louisiana, dated May 28, 1870. The letter lists numerous creditors, many Jewish individuals and organizations, including the Shiff family, Hebrew Congregation Shangari, and the Israelites Charitable Association. The amounts owed vary, with the Shiff family's debt significantly larger than others.

Printed document accomplished in manuscript and signed by Congressional notary Assheton Humphreys, with his notarial blindstamp. A copy of a promissory note dated May 22, 1795, from Robert Morris to John Nicholson for $2,000. The document includes a notary's testimony regarding an attempt to collect payment, involving Moses Levy and David Allison. Published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1795.

This is a dry goods price list catalog published on December 7, 1876, in New York City. The catalog, containing 191 pages, features numerous advertisements for textiles, corsets, hosiery, shawls, and store fixtures. While primarily a trade catalog, it includes at least two advertisements featuring Jewish business owners. Notably, a full-page advertisement features Attorney Nathan Frank from St. Louis, Missouri, specializing in bankruptcy law. The catalog offers a glimpse into the commercial landscape of late 19th-century New York, with items like Kentucky Jeans, Shaker flannels, and Conestogo tickings.

Issue of *The Balance & State Journal*, a newspaper published in Albany, New York on October 15, 1811. This issue includes a list of people petitioning under the new insolvent law and an editorial urging war with England. The newspaper also contains news from Saratoga and Kings County, New York.