This two-volume Congressional Record from May 20, 1824, contains documents and testimony related to land transactions in Florida, specifically focusing on claims by Moses Elias Levy. Pages 335-356 feature testimony involving F.S. Warburg, Joseph Simon Cohen, and Abraham Meyers Cohen. The record sheds light on early Florida land claims, settlements, and the involvement of these individuals in Levy's plans for a Jewish refuge in Florida. It also includes information on other land claims, Spanish decrees, and letters from surveyor Alexander Hamilton. American Imprints 22929; Servies 1203.
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Deed for placer mining ground located in the Kougarock Mining District, Nome, Alaska. Dated September 22, 1900. The deed was signed by Fred Conrad as the locator and witnessed by Louis Cohen. Prepared by Sylvain J. Lazarus, Attorney at Law. Contains five 2¢ revenue stamps.
Deed of sale transferring 2600 acres of land in Albany County, New York, from Hayman Levy to Solomon Meyers Cohen. Dated May 10, 1771. The document mentions British non-commissioned soldiers among previous owners of the land.
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.
Four-page copy of the minutes from two shareholder meetings of the Illinois and Wabash Land Company, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1809, and March 5, 1810. The minutes detail the company's affairs before Congress and the appointment of an agent to represent the company in Washington, D.C. Simon Gratz is listed as present and later appointed chairman. The document also lists other prominent shareholders, including members of the Gratz and Franks families.
A two-page resolution passed by the Jewish Hospital Association of Philadelphia on January 11, 1881, concerning the sale of land. The resolution is signed by William B. Hackenburg and Simon A. Stern, and bears the association's seal. This document is related to Deed 12.153.
Legal document surveying the Hebrew Burying Ground in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Surveyed and signed by Henry Carpenter on July 17, 1822. Details a conveyance from Thomas Cookson and his wife to Isaac Nunes Recus and Joseph Simons on February 3, 1746, for the establishment of the burial ground. Includes a survey map. Potentially the earliest extant legal record of this historic cemetery.