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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01221.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1797 |
| Title | Land share certificate for Moses Levy in Pennsylvania Property Company |
| Date | 15 August 1797 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Additional authors | Ball, Joseph (d. 1821), Fitzsimons, Thomas (1741-1811), Cottinger, Garrett (fl. 1797) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Partially printed certificate signed by Robert Morris, certifying that Levy owns ten shares in the Pennsylvania Property Co. Also signed by Garrett Cottinger, Thomas Fitzsimons, and Joseph Ball. |
| Subjects | Judaism Land Transaction Finance |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Levy, Moses (1757-1826) Ball, Joseph (d. 1821) Fitzsimons, Thomas (1741-1811) Cottinger, Garrett (fl. 1797) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Industry; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Robert Morris was a Pennsylvania senator and a signed of the Declaration of Independence. Moses Levy, 1757-1826, was one of the first Jewish lawyers in the United States and later a judge and member of the Pennsylvania legislature. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |