Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851). Printed Document with manuscript additions, signed.

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Lot 151

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).

Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851). Printed Document with manuscript additions, signed.

A writ ordering Dieghton Brown to appear in court on January 3, 1822 as a witness to a suit. Noah, as Sheriff of the City and County of New York, signs. Two pages, folds.

New York: December 1821

Est: $600 - $900

Noah was the most important Jewish lay leader in New York in the early 19th century and the first Jew born in the United States to reach national prominence.