Subject: Mercantile Affairs

A manuscript document listing rates of commissions on collections made without legal process. The document, dated January 1, 1873, is from Gazzam at 229 Broadway, New York City. The back of the document provides explanations of various types of claims. This item is part of Manuscript Collection 1410, located in OOS, Binder 1, Page 17.

Draft copy of a legal document pertaining to a suit between Alexander Hart and Samuel Cates in the King's Bench, February 1804. The case also involves Benjamin Hart. This document is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of the estate of Aaron Hart, who died December 28, 1800, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The documents were found among the papers of Judge James Reid (1769-1848), the Hart family's lawyer. This specific document is categorized as one of approximately 28 papers generated after Aaron Hart's death, primarily of a legal nature.

Two handwritten legal documents from New York City, dated August 28 and 29, 1834, and December 26, 1834, detail a suit brought by Benedict Joseph against the United States Government. The case involves the alleged undervaluation of imported goods—72 telescopes, 20 gross of steel pens, and one gross of imitation quills—purchased by Joseph's mother in London, England. The documents include affidavits, witness lists, and information about the transfer of the case to Judge Samuel R. Betts' chambers. The documents offer a glimpse into 19th-century legal practices and international trade, with a focus on a Jewish merchant family's transatlantic business dealings. One document is three pages long (two sheets, both sides written on), while the other is a single page.

A letter written on March 18, 1873, from Moses Bernhard to Einstein concerning the transfer of a title. The letterhead indicates the address of Einstein & Bernhard as 413 Broadway, corner of Lispenard Street, New York, New York. The subject of the letter pertains to mercantile affairs.