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Court Writ Regarding the Estate of Aaron Hart, February 24, 1804Court Writ Regarding the Estate of Aaron Hart, February 24, 1804

Court writ ordering appearance in a complaint filed by Benjamin Hart and Alexander Hart concerning the estate of Aaron Hart. Dated February 24, 1804. This document is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of Aaron Hart's estate after his death on December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The documents were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific item belongs to the first category of documents – those written after Aaron Hart's death, primarily legal in nature.

Letter from David Gratz to John C. Heylman Regarding Pennsylvania Land Warrants, August 18, 1854Letter from David Gratz to John C. Heylman Regarding Pennsylvania Land Warrants, August 18, 1854

A one-page stampless letter written by David Gratz of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 18, 1854, to attorney John C. Heylman. The letter encloses a list of land warrants (not present) located south of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, pertaining to the estate of Simon Gratz (1733-1839), David's father. Gratz mentions additional lands conveyed to his uncles and relatives of Aaron Levy. The verso mentions Edward Gratz, David's brother.