Legal document signed by Benjamin Nones, Esquire, Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

AUCTION 39 | Thursday, April 03rd, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 319

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Legal document signed by Benjamin Nones, Esquire, Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Brown ink on paper with notarial seal. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. Mounted in frame

Philadelphia: 19th November 1825

Est: $300 - $400

A native of Bordeaux, France, Benjamin Nones arrived in Philadelphia about 1777, just in time to take up arms in the Revolutionary War. During the siege of Savannah, he received a certificate for gallant conduct on the field of battle (December 15, 1779). After the war, he entered into a business partnership with Haym Solomon. In 1791, Nones was elected Parnas of Philadelphia's Congregation Mikveh Israel. (See JE, Vol. IX, p. 330)