Deed of Land Purchase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1770 Deed documenting a land purchase in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated March 16, 1770. The deed was witnessed by a Quaker and signed by Judah Muhman, whose literacy appears questionable. The document is written on Great Water Seal laid paper. The buyer of the land was Samuel Wallis. Further research is needed to confirm whether Judah Muhman was Jewish.
Deed of Land Transfer from Joseph Simons to John Lowry, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1749 Sheepskin deed dated September 8, 1749, documenting the sale of land by Joseph Simons to John Lowry in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This document is significant as it represents one of the earliest known commercial transactions involving Joseph Simons, an early Jewish settler in Lancaster County.
Deed of Sale for an Alleyway in Easton, Pennsylvania, 1812 Vellum deed documenting the sale of a twenty-foot-wide alleyway in Easton, Pennsylvania, on March 31, 1812. The sellers were John Penn, William Penn, and Juliana Catharine Penn, heirs of William Penn, represented by their attorney John R. Coates. The buyer was Jacob Hart. The deed includes the signatures of John Geyer, Mayor of Philadelphia, and witnesses Tobias Scheonheit and Frederick Beates. The document details the legal transfer of property from the Penn heirs to Jacob Hart.
Newspaper clipping: The First Jew in Allentown, PA (Mordecai M. Mordecai) Newspaper clipping detailing the arrival of Mordecai M. Mordecai, identified as the first Jew in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Published January 31, 1800, in Baltimore, Maryland. The clipping originates from the American and Daily Advertiser newspaper.