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Court Document: Ezekiel Hart vs. Louis & Joseph Bellair, Montreal, October Term 1805Court Document: Ezekiel Hart vs. Louis & Joseph Bellair, Montreal, October Term 1805

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.

Court Document: Moses Herz v. Mayer & Simon Sternberger, New York City, October 8, 1876Court Document: Moses Herz v. Mayer & Simon Sternberger, New York City, October 8, 1876

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.

Legal document - Jacob & Levy, Oakland, Contra Costa, December 18, 1877Legal document - Jacob & Levy, Oakland, Contra Costa, December 18, 1877

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.

Neutrality Certificate for Judah Hays, Boston, June 27, 1800Neutrality Certificate for Judah Hays, Boston, June 27, 1800

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.