Subject: Signatures

This handwritten letter, dated May 23, 1840, is from George Knight in Havana, Cuba, addressed to B. L. Fould and Fould Oppenheim, likely in Paris, France. The letter discusses the full liquidation of Knight's American Commission Company due to financial overextension and bad debts, possibly related to the Panic of 1837. Knight assures Fould that he will not lose his investment, claiming over a million dollars in assets. The document details that three Cuban individuals—Gonzalo Alphonso, Luis de Mariategui, and Nicholas Dominguez—are taking over the company's affairs, and their signatures, along with J.S. Morrison, appear on the document. The liquidation process is overseen by Baring Brothers. The item is a multi-page handwritten letter in English, featuring several signatures and postmark details on the verso.

A fragmented letter of support for Rabbi Yaakov ben R. Shmuel Kimchi of Constantine, a Rabbinical Emissary from Eretz Yisrael. The letter includes signatures of rabbis from Tunisia (1775) and Italy (1777). Tunisian signatories include Rabbi Yosef Cohen, Rabbi Shlomo Alfasi, Rabbi Yosef Zarka, Rabbi Nassan Burgil, Rabbi David Margi, and Rabbi Nissim Shmuel ben Rabbi Meyuchas. Italian signatories include Rabbi Massud Bunan (Venice, signed as ‘Shliach Tzefas’), Rabbi Yisrael Binyamin Bassan (Reggio), Rabbi Simcha ben Avraham Kalimani, Rabbi Avraham ben Rabb Yitzchak Paccifico, Rabbi Matisyahu ben Moshe Katz (Revigo), Rabbi David ben Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen (Modena), Rabbi Moshe Nachman ben Yedidya Shlomo MeRikanti, Rav Yedidya ben Refael Shlomo Segal (Sienna), and Rabbi Moshe ben Eliyahu Foa. An additional, undeciphered Italian rabbinical signature is also present. The document, measuring 22.5 x 31 cm, is incomplete and was originally torn into two sections.

This document is a true copy of an original resolution passed by The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society on January 8, 1894. The resolution authorizes Morris Whitehead, William Davis, David Cohn, and Julius Israelsky to receive and receipt for moneys on deposit with the society from Pass-Book No. 52550, on behalf of Chebra Chavai Shalom. The document includes the genuine signatures of these four individuals, along with their official designations: Julius Israelsky (Secretary), Morris Whitehead (President), W. Davis (first Trustee), and David Cohn (second Trustee). The item features a formal printed layout with a script-like font for the main body of the resolution, completed with handwritten details and signatures. A placeholder for a "SEAL" is indicated at the bottom left, characteristic of late 19th-century financial documents. 3.

This document contains the signatures of Amos and Rachel Phillips. The donor notes that the Phillips family was a large and old Jewish family in Philadelphia. The date of the deed is June 16, 1853. The document's location is M/OOS Box 1, Folder 2.