Subject: Courts

Two billheads documenting the sale of three chairs to the New York City 6th District Court. The billheads are dated October 23, 1895, and issued by Bloomingdale Brothers. One billhead is signed by E.W. Bloomingdale and the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Works (D.P.W.). The documents are part of a larger collection of financial records.

A bone court gavel engraved with "SIMON M. EHRLICH...CHIEF JUSTICE...CITY COURT." Simon M. Ehrlich served as Chief Justice of the New York City Court until his death in 1895. He was deeply interested in Jewish welfare matters. The gavel is presented as a piece, suggesting it may have been a ceremonial or commemorative item. The object is located in Arc.MS.56, Objects Box 3.

Court document concerning receiver fees in the case of Gustave Elsberg versus Jacob Amberg. The document was signed by Joseph G. Palen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico, on March 3, 1874, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Court document from the New York State Supreme Court, dated January 28, 1868. The document bears the signature of Albert Cardozo, father of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo. The case appears to be related to James Fisk's railroad interests.