Letter from the Bank of the United States to Abraham Moïse, Jr.

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

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

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Lot 152

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).

Letter from the Bank of the United States to Abraham Moïse, Jr.

Letter of protest concerning nonpayment. From the national bank created in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton.

New York: 28th December 1828

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $150

Moïse (1799-1869) was the son of Abraham Moïse, Sr., an Alsatian immigrant to the United States by way of the West Indies. Moïse, Jr., the first of this family born in the United States, was a Charleston lawyer, who served as justice of the peace (1827-1840) and magistrate (1842-1859). His wife was Caroline Agnes Moses, granddaughter of Meyer Moses (1735-1800), a Charleston Revolutionary War hero.