Subject: Life insurance

Four-page (8 ½ x 14 inches) pamphlet announcing the annual meeting of the Mutual Benefit Co. of Penna. in Philadelphia on May 22, 1876. The pamphlet includes a financial report for 1875-1876, and printed signatures of David Teller (President), S. Thalheimer, S. Pfaelzer, and Alex Reinstine (Secretary). According to Morais's *The Jews of Philadelphia* (1894), the company, chartered in 1871, was largely controlled by members of the Hebrew faith, with Simon W. Arnold serving as its first president. Biographic sketches of three individuals are also included.

An insurance policy issued by the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Columbia, South Carolina, on May 4, 1863, insuring two enslaved persons, Martha (18 years old) and Eva (15 years old), owned by Samuel Levy of Columbia, Georgia. This policy is considered the only known extant Civil War-era insurance policy for enslaved people owned by a Jewish person.

A 16-page pamphlet detailing the proposals of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities. Published in 1837, it lists the officers of the company. The pamphlet notes the involvement of a prominent Philadelphia figure, Hyman Gratz, who served as chairman. A connection to Mikveh Israel is mentioned. The pamphlet also references John Moss.

A 16-page pamphlet detailing the proposals of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities. Published in 1837, it lists the officers of the company, Hyman Gratz and John Moss, both well-known figures in Philadelphia life with connections to Mikveh Israel.

A 16-page pamphlet outlining the proposals of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities. Published in Philadelphia in 1863. The front cover is tipped over from an 1854 printing, still listing Gratz as president. It also includes an 1847 letter by Gratz and has connections to Mikveh Israel.