Subject: Levy family

A circa 1855 Colt pistol in its original box with accoutrements. This pistol has a complex provenance, passing through the hands of Thomas L. Rhodes (superintendent of Monticello), Frederick Rhodes, Joseph and Ruth Greenberger, and Bess-Mae Jones before entering the Deanne & Arnold Kaplan Foundation collection. Its history is intertwined with the Levy family's ownership of Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.

Manuscript court document listing approximately 200 cases with plaintiffs and defendants. Dated October 30, 1741, and believed to be from Philadelphia. Includes Nathan Levy and Isaac Levy as plaintiffs in multiple cases.

Genealogical note detailing family connections among the Hart, Levy, and Cohen families. Mentions addresses in Philadelphia (236 South 36th St.) and New York City (No. 1 Barclay St.). Notes a merger in 1871 and a possible connection to Mikveh Israel. The date is estimated as 1850 based on the available information.

Oil painting depicting the transport ship 'The America' under Captain J.P. Levy during a hurricane off the coast of Vera Cruz. Painted circa 1847 by James Guy Evans (1810-1860), active in New Orleans. The painting includes the inscription "Transport the America under Capt. J.P. Levy off the coast of Vera Cruz on way to N.O." This painting is significant as it is considered the only known American Jewish War-related painting from before the 20th century. It boasts notable provenance, having been owned by Jefferson Levy, son of Captain J.P. Levy and owner of Monticello.

Single-sheet Confederate newspaper, the Richmond Daily Dispatch (Virginia), dated November 25, 1864. The front page features a headline and a half-column report detailing the sale of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home. The article discusses the sale of Monticello by the Confederate government and the involvement of Uriah P. Levy's brother, Jonas Levy, who was present at the sale. Following Jefferson's death in 1826, Monticello was inherited by his daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, who faced financial difficulties and sold the estate in 1831. It passed through several owners before being seized by the Confederacy and sold to F.B. Ficklin in 1864. Uriah Levy's estate eventually recovered the property after the Civil War, and his nephew, Jefferson Monroe Levy, secured full ownership in 1879.

This archival item documents a trip to Monticello by the Jefferson Club of St. Louis, Missouri, from October 10th to 14th, 1901. The materials include a speech by Jefferson Monroe Levy, who at the time owned Monticello. Additional information pertains to the oil painting of Captain Joshua Levy's ship off the coast of Vera Cruz in 1847. Levy sold Monticello in 1923 following the post-World War I financial depression. The nephew of Uriah Levy is also mentioned.