(Goldsmid, Abraham). An Act to Authorize a Composition for the Debt Remaining Due to His Majesty from the late Abraham Goldsmid Merchant, and his Surviving Partners

AUCTION 27 | Tuesday, February 08th, 2005 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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(Goldsmid, Abraham). An Act to Authorize a Composition for the Debt Remaining Due to His Majesty from the late Abraham Goldsmid Merchant, and his Surviving Partners

Seal of British Empire, “Honi soit qui mal y pense” (“Who thinks evil shall be ashamed”) pp. (1), 334-350. Light foxing. Modern marbled wrappers. Folio

London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1820

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $900

Abraham Goldsmid (1756?-1810), and his brother Benjamin, began his lucrative financial career as a billbroker in London. During the Napoleonic war loaned the British Government 14 million pounds sterling. Unfortunately, the scrip of the new loan kept falling and Goldsmid was forced into bankruptcy, finally committing suicide on September 28, 1810. In 1820 Parliament annulled the remaining portion of the debts, whether due to the Government or to individual citizens