Abraham Moïse (1736-1809). Document Signed.

Estimate: $300–$400
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).

printer

1st December

Place

Charleston, SC

Publication

1835

Description

Witness to a document signed by J. S. Richardson (State Speaker and State Attorney General, 1777-1850).

summary

Born in Strasbourg, Abraham Moïse immigrated to the West Indies and was living at Cape François, Santo Domingo, when a slave insurrection broke out in 1791. He and his family were forced to flee and made their way to Charleston, South Carolina, where over time, he became a prominent citizen.

One page, encapsulated.

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