Subject: Great Britain -- History -- 18th century

Pamphlet containing the British Act of Parliament of July 12, 1815, exonerating the estates of Sir James Colebrooke, Sir George Colebrooke, Arnold Nesbitt, Sir Samuel Fludyer, Adam Drummond, and Moses Franks from claims related to contracts with His Majesty's Government. This act settles claims stemming from contracts made between 1758 and 1766 for supplying British troops in North America during the Seven Years' War. The original vouchers were lost in a fire, leading to this 1815 settlement many years after the death of Moses Franks. The pamphlet provides a summary of the main contracts and the events that caused the loss of property. Published in London on July 12, 1815.

A pamphlet containing the Acts of Parliament passed between January 14, 1734, and November 15, 1739. Published in London by John Baskett, Printer to the King, in 1739. This volume includes landmark legislation (c.7) granting naturalization to Quakers and Jews in the American colonies, extending rights not yet afforded in England to encourage colonial settlement. The pamphlet shows evidence of use, including marginal annotations. The contemporary binding is described as blind-ruled calf, with some wear and minor defects.

Royal Warrant signed by King George III authorizing the transfer of £500 Capital India Stock from Samuel Fan Moses Mendes Da Costa of Amsterdam to A.D. Teisceira for investment in the British West Indies. The document, dated November 18, 1800, is signed by George III at the Court of St. James's, London, and countersigned by the Home Secretary, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. It references legislation from 1792-1798 designed to protect British economic interests during the Napoleonic Wars by preventing the enrichment of foreign governments. The document is one page, written and printed on laid watermarked cream paper with an embossed seal, and measures 7.875" x 11.375".