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Subject: Philadelphia--History--18th Century

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Court List of Cases, Philadelphia, 1741Court List of Cases, Philadelphia, 1741

Manuscript court document listing approximately 200 cases with plaintiffs and defendants. Dated October 30, 1741, and believed to be from Philadelphia. Includes Nathan Levy and Isaac Levy as plaintiffs in multiple cases.

Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, July 21, 1790: Bankruptcy Notice of Simon Nathan and Advertisement for Isaac FranksPennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, July 21, 1790: Bankruptcy Notice of Simon Nathan and Advertisement for Isaac Franks

Newspaper clipping from the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 21, 1790. The clipping includes a bankruptcy notice for Simon Nathan and an advertisement for Isaac Franks, a money changer. The article notes that Nathan, once wealthy, lost his fortune between 1788 and 1791, along with 300 others in Philadelphia, before relocating to New York City and regaining his wealth.