Court copy of a legal document from the October Term 1805 of the Kings Court in Montreal. The case is Ezekiel Hart vs. Louis & Joseph Bellair. This document is part of a larger archive of 56 documents related to the division of the estate of Aaron Hart, who died on 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 from the first category of papers, those written after Aaron Hart's death, which are primarily legal in nature.
Subject: Mercantile Law
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This record contains five images of a court document from a suit between Moses Herz and Mayer and Simon Sternberger in New York City. The document is dated October 8, 1876. The images show various pages of the legal document, which appears to be handwritten or typewritten with some handwritten annotations. The style of writing and the quality of the paper suggest a late 19th-century origin. Specific details regarding the nature of the suit are not visible in the provided images.
This legal document is a summons from the Justice's Court of First Township, City of Oakland, in the County of Contra Costa, State of California, dated December 18, 1877. It concerns a suit filed by Jacob & Levy against John E. Valinera. The document orders Valinera to appear in court for an action brought against him for the sum of $44.43 for "goody wears and merchandise Sold and delivered." The document features handwritten details filling in pre-printed legal form text, typical of court records from the period.
Two legal documents from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, dated July 7, 1853, and January 30, 1854, detail a case involving Gabriel Rothschild and Felix Reichman. The documents describe an alleged fraud involving counterfeit currency, with a detailed drawing of the counterfeit bills. The defendant was found not guilty. The case pertains to mercantile affairs.
Neutrality certificate drawn up in Boston on June 27, 1800, before Notary Public Samuel Cooper, British Consul Thomas MacDonogh, and Spanish Consul Don Juan Stoughton. This document certifies that merchandise owned by Judah Hays is not owned by any citizen of a belligerent country and will be disposed of by Hays, a citizen of the USA. The certificate is signed by all parties mentioned. This document relates to the Neutrality Act of 1794, which made it illegal for American citizens to wage war against countries at peace with the United States. The act also prohibited foreign warships from outfitting in American waters and established a three-mile territorial limit at sea.
Two legal-sized lined pages, written on three sides, containing legal explanations. The letter, undated but circa 1840s, is addressed to "Dear Tobias" and signed "H.D." It answers questions about the liability of commission merchants concerning goods held for others. The content may be paraphrased from a legal text.