Handwritten power of attorney document pertaining to a mortgage, granting power of attorney to George W. Edelman, treasurer of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Signed, among others, by Benjamin W. Richards, president of the institution. The document covers events from December 5, 1832, to December 16, 1839, with the power of attorney granted on February 3, 1844. The institution later became the Overbrook School for the Blind.
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Power of attorney document authorizing Jacob Gratz to act on behalf of his brothers, Joseph and Simon Gratz, in settling the lands in Virginia from their father Michael Gratz's estate. Dated October 24, 1838, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Power of Attorney document appointing Frederick Auerbach to manage the Utah mining interests of Stephen and Mary Jane Maloney. The document, dated December 17, 1866, is handwritten and consists of four pages. A brief note by Stephen Maloney to Auerbach is included on the third leaf.
Power of Attorney document signed by Henry Drinker, witnessed by William Drinker and Abraham Mitchell, appointing John Ewing as his attorney. The document, dated March 3, 1807, pertains to a land matter in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, involving Drinker and the deceased Abel James. The document is written in legible ink on hand laid paper and features clear, bold signatures and seals.
Power of Attorney document appointing Henry and Charles Tobias of New York City as agents to transact business for the firm of J., W. & E. Ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dated February 20, 1839. Measures 8" x 10.75".
Power of attorney document executed by Jacob Gratz on July 16, 1846, authorizing him to act on behalf of his brother, Joseph Gratz, in settling lands in Virginia inherited from their father, Michael Gratz's estate. The document reflects the protracted settlement of a complex estate involving twelve children.
Power of Attorney document executed on March 6, 1863, in which Joseph Mandlebaum of Genoa, Nevada, grants power of attorney to Henry Epstein of San Francisco, California. The document includes a 10-cent imperf bill of lading revenue stamp. Signatures of Mandlebaum and Epstein are present.
Power of attorney document authorizing William Lewis to act on behalf of Michael Gratz regarding a debt. A partially printed court document from the Gratz Collection in Canada, dated March 2, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Legal document granting power of attorney from Morris A. Tynberg to Nathan Zemansky to represent him in a lawsuit against P. Lyons & Co. in Charleston, South Carolina. The document was signed by Joseph B. Nones, Commissioner of South Carolina in New York, on May 17, 1866. It includes a blue 50-cent revenue stamp.
Power of attorney authorizing Citizen Joseph Lopes Dias, a resident of New York City, to represent the interests of Rachel nee Mendes Soria and her husband, Aaron Soria, in France regarding the inheritance of Rachel's deceased uncle, Jacob Mendes Veiega, in Bordeaux. The document, dated July 1, 1801, is written in brown ink on official stationery of the French Consulate, "Commissariat de New York, et New Jersey." The stationery features a masthead depicting the French Republic. The document consists of four pages measuring 7 3/8" x 12 1/4". Aaron Soria and his wife are listed in New York City in 1800, with a son born there in 1798. This document highlights early transatlantic family connections between French and American Jews under the French Revolutionary government.
Manuscript power of attorney signed by Simon Levi, executed in Carbonear, Newfoundland on October 25, 1853. The two-page document, sealed with wax, grants authority to dispose of property on Levi's behalf. This document offers insight into the presence of early Jewish merchants in Newfoundland.