Subject: Marine insurance

Three-page printed and handwritten legal document concerning claims for the salvage of an insured ship. Includes an affidavit signed by Abraham Touro and the seal of John Gardner. Issued in Boston, Massachusetts on February 19, 1807.

Insurance policy No. 1105 for the Schooner Harriet, issued by the Newport Insurance Company in Providence, Rhode Island on April 11, 1804. The policy insured the schooner for $1000 and its cargo for $400 for a voyage from North Carolina to the West Indies. The schooner Harriet, a 106-ton vessel built in 1801, was owned by Augustus, Gilbert, and Philip Chase; Philip Chase served as the Master. The policy is printed on hand-laid paper and measures approximately 15 1/2 x 19 inches. The document is signed by Samuel Elam, president of the Newport Insurance Company. The document's authenticity and the possible Jewish heritage of Samuel Elam are subjects of debate.

Insurance policy No. 1486 issued by the Newport Insurance Company of Providence, Rhode Island on June 10, 1806. This hand-laid paper document (approximately 14 1/2 x 19 inches) insures a vessel under construction in Georgia, destined for New York, owned by Augustus Chace and others from Freetown, Massachusetts. The policy covers the vessel and cargo for fifteen thousand dollars. The policy is signed by Samuel Elam, president.

Insurance policy No. 1788 issued by the Newport Insurance Company in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 26, 1809. This policy insures the sloop *Rover* of Norwich, sailing from Stonington, Connecticut to Wilmington, North Carolina, for a cargo valued at one thousand dollars. The document is printed on hand-laid paper and measures approximately 14 1/2 x 19 inches.

Insurance policy document for the ship "Live Oak" sailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Kingston, Jamaica in 1761. The policy, dated June 6 and June 17, 1761, lists Abraham Judah as the insurer, and Benjamin Mifflin, Samuel Massey, and John Ashmead as the insureds. The cargo is not specified. This document is considered possibly the earliest extant American Jewish document where a Jew acted as the insurer.

Shipping record detailing insurance for the schooner Charming Sally bound for Georgetown, South Carolina, on October 16, 1787. The policy was written by Isaac Elizer, a Newport, Rhode Island merchant shipper involved in the slave trade. The record includes information on the vessel, cargo, and insurance details.

Printed insurance policy underwritten in the office of Abraham Touro in Boston, Massachusetts on October 7, 1801, for a shipment to Liverpool, England. The document includes signatures by Abraham Touro and embossed revenue stamps.