Court document detailing the capture of two American brigs belonging to Samuel Hart by the privateer ship *Spry* during the Seven Years' War. The document, dated January 22, 1759, orders the owners and crew of the *Spry* to pay damages to Hart after the brigs were acquitted in the Court of Vice-Admiralty in Philadelphia. The document is signed by Samuel Hart and witnessed by Benjamin Levy and James Allen. The brigs, while under a flag of truce for prisoner exchange, were loaded with French sugar at Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola when captured. The document offers details on the ships involved, the legal proceedings, and the financial settlements. The document is in very good condition and features an official seal.
Subject: Jewish Merchants in America
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A one-page letter, approximately 6-1/2" x 8", dated December 25, 1770, in Newport, Rhode Island. Written by Moses Michael Hays and Myer Polock, it notifies the Captain of the ship *The Rising Sun* of the execution of a bill of sale for the ship to Mr. Livingston, involving Michael Gratz and Mr. Hart. The letter instructs the captain to follow Mr. Gratz's instructions. This letter is part of Myer Polock's scheme to defraud creditors and Hays.
Letter dated December 25, 1770, from the firm of Hays & Polock in Newport, Rhode Island, to the commander of the ship Rising Sun in New York City. The letter requests the delivery of 60 tons of logwood to Michael Gratz.
Letter written by Isaac Moses to James Duff on June 1, 1786, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Moses outlines the ownership of a Tartar cargo, involving Alexander Hamilton and Nicholas Low of Isaac Moses & Co. The letter details Moses's dissolution of his company on January 1, 1786, and Hamilton's role as his attorney in assuring creditors of his worth. Despite initial assurances, Moses declared bankruptcy the following year.