Manuscript Signed. 18th century watermarked and handmade laid paper, with 24 stuiver duty stamp of the Cochin branch of the Dutch East Indian Company: “C (over) VOC. Hebrew signatures of Rachel Cohen and Meir Rhabby and Salomon Norden in Latin Characters
AUCTION 27 |
Tuesday, February 08th,
2005 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 284
(INDIAN JUDAICA)
Manuscript Signed. 18th century watermarked and handmade laid paper, with 24 stuiver duty stamp of the Cochin branch of the Dutch East Indian Company: “C (over) VOC. Hebrew signatures of Rachel Cohen and Meir Rhabby and Salomon Norden in Latin Characters
Cochin: 8th July, 1793
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,250
Commercial and legal afairs among the Jews of Cochin.
Power of attorney given by the Jewish woman Rachel Cohen, widow of the merchant Abraham Samuels, living at the Jewish "negerij op Koetsiem de Sima", to the two Jewish merchants, tradesman of the Company (Dutch East Indian Company) Meir Rhabby and the merchant Salomonl Norden, to perform on her behalf all sort of financial transactions