Bill of exchange for $444, written in Charleston, South Carolina on August 9, 1793, payable to Abraham Sasportas from Edmond Charles Genet, French Ambassador to the United States. The bill is endorsed on the verso by Abraham Sasportas. This document is a significant piece of Judaica Americana, highlighting the commercial activities of Abraham Sasportas, a prominent Jewish merchant in Charleston known for his trade with France and his later dealings with James Madison regarding British privateering.
Subject: French Revolution
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Issue of the *Columbian Centinel* newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts on June 1, 1791. This issue contains an early American article connecting the French Revolution to the rights of Jews, along with other news, advertisements, and a notice of a Masons meeting.