Subject: Divorce

Manuscript bill of divorce (Get) written in Hebrew and Aramaic. Dated 14 Marheshvan 5648, corresponding to Tuesday, November 1, 1887. The document details the divorce of Ya'akov ben Eliyahu and Leah bat Yosef, with witnesses Yitshak ben Yosef and Yisrael ben Yeshayahu. Written in ink on a single sheet of paper (39.5 x 28 cm). Found and analyzed by Dr. Arthur Kiron, University of Pennsylvania. Shows an ink stain on the back and folding marks. The document's provenance is San Francisco, California, although the original auction description notes this as 'apparently' the location. The elegant scribal hand suggests the scribe possessed rabbinical training; however, no rabbi is mentioned on the document.

A broadside advertisement for "The Jewish Divorce Law," published by Edward Stern & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The advertisement includes the price ($1.25 postpaid) and the publisher's address (112 N. Twelfth Street). The date of publication is unknown.

This 1856 pamphlet details the legal and social fallout of Rufus W. Griswold's divorce from Charlotte Myers in 1852. The pamphlet recounts attempts to overturn the divorce, resulting in a widely publicized newspaper scandal. Griswold's statement addresses his relationship with Myers and other parties involved in the controversy. The pamphlet offers a glimpse into the social and legal dynamics surrounding divorce in mid-19th century Philadelphia.

This legal document contains the argument of Mr. Alfred A. Cohen, counsel for the plaintiff, George W. Tyler, in the case of Tyler vs. Annie A. Pratt in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the City and County of San Francisco, 1877. The case concerns the payment owed to the plaintiff for his services in obtaining a divorce decree for the defendant in a prior case. The document, published by Francis & Valentine Commercial Printing in San Francisco, provides insight into the legal proceedings and the personal details of those involved, including accusations of perjury and debauchery. The book is 61 pages, 8vo, in original printed wrappers.