Manuscript document dated April 2, 1788, appointing Philip Minis and Mordecai Sheftall as wardens for the town of Savannah and its hamlets. The document is addressed to the Secretary of State and signed by J. Meriwether of the Supreme Council of Georgia. It is considered a significant American Jewish Revolutionary War document, having been exhibited at the Library of Congress's 350th Anniversary of Jews in America exhibit in Cincinnati, Ohio (2005) and at the Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia (2010-2011). The document measures 9" x 8".
Subject: Revolutionary War, American (1775-1783)
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This congressional report from December 23, 1833, addresses a claim filed by the administrators of the estate of Michael Gratz. The report recommends payment to the estate for lost Continental Office Loan Certificates dating back to 1779. The report references a letter from Gratz (dated June 3, 1779, from Williamsburg) explaining that the funds from these certificates were used to procure goods from West Indies ports during the Revolutionary War.