Subject: Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

A partly printed bill of exchange for £369.6.8 Sterling, payable sixty days after sight, from Moses Castella in Philadelphia to Thomas Ewing in London, on account of Elizer & Jacob Montefiore in London. Dated July 26, 1796. Accompanied by a manuscript note detailing transaction fees and a notarized manuscript document. The document bears several cancelled endorsements and a blind-embossed tax stamp.

Billhead from S. Silberman & Co., located at 13 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated September 7, 1866. The billhead details a long list of individual items totaling almost $200.00. S. Silberman was the president of Congregation Keneseth Israel from 1863 to 1873.

A court brief written for the defendant in the case of *Wistar, Richard v. Nedrow, Thomas et al.*, prepared for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and signed by Moses Levy on March 7, 1795. The brief is part of a larger legal collection.

A detailed, hand-written appraisal of the household estate of Aaron Levy, a prominent land speculator and founder of Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania. The inventory, dated March 16, 1815, lists over 100 items, including 12 Hebrew books, and totals $1385.17. The document is signed by Michael Fox.

Printed form financial record filled in by hand, with a printed signature of Benjamin Nones as Notary Public. The document shows a transaction from the Mechanics Bank of Philadelphia to Jeremiah Emlen for money due and unpaid, dated June 2, 1824.

Five printed receipts, completed in ink, documenting charitable donations to Mikveh Israel Synagogue. Each receipt measures 3 x 8 inches and includes the donor's name and signature. One receipt is incomplete. The receipts are dated between 1850 and 1854. One receipt bears the signature of Gratz, Vice President. A sixth receipt is blank.

A collection of legal documents outlining Moses Levy's opinions on land transactions involving the Knox family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The documents date from 1808 to 1812 and detail the legal arguments surrounding land ownership and related issues.

Three-page letter (8" x 9.5") written by Joseph Gratz to his brother Benjamin Gratz on November 9, 1810, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter discusses family matters while Benjamin was traveling in Europe. It is an early example of correspondence between the two brothers, who were sons of prominent Philadelphia merchant Michael Gratz and the brother of Rebecca Gratz.

A business letter from Nenburger & Hochstadter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Moses A. Dropsie, dated May 16, 1870. The letter concerns business matters.

Lottery ticket #26297 B from the Easton Delaware Bridge Lottery. The ticket is undated, but likely dates to circa 1802. The reverse side bears the signature of Hyman Gratz.

Notice to creditors regarding the estate of Michael Gratz, published in the *Legal Intelligencer* newspaper on February 22, 1850, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This notice is found within Volume C, Page 24 of the Gratz Collection.

Issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated December 25, 1766. This issue contains a report listing brokers who have legally signed notes and mentions a connection to Mikveh Israel.

Legal document; Petition to the Bankruptcy Court signed by Benjamin Nones' creditors; receipt of full payment of $23,233. Includes 2 Jewish creditors among 15 others; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; January 12, 1795.

This document contains the signatures of Amos and Rachel Phillips. The donor notes that the Phillips family was a large and old Jewish family in Philadelphia. The date of the deed is June 16, 1853. The document's location is M/OOS Box 1, Folder 2.