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(PENNSYLVANIA.) Facsimile of the Autographs of the Merchants and other Citizens of Philadelphia
(PENNSYLVANIA.) Facsimile of the Autographs of the Merchants and other Citizens of Philadelphia as Subscribed to the Non-Importation Resolutions, October 25, 1765. Broadside, 1030 x 807 mm. Linen-backed, original rollers top and bottom; substantial cracking and dampstaining near head, only affecting title; early owners' inscriptions on verso. Philadelphia, 1846
- Notes: Illustrated with 375 facsimile signatures, among them 9 prominent Jewish merchants: Benjamin Levy, Samson Levy, Joseph Jacobs, Hyman Levy Jr., David Franks, Mathias Bush, Michael Gratz, Bernard Gratz, and Moses Mordecai. The original agreement has long been regarded as an important moment in the early Jewish history of Philadelphia (c.f. Morais, Jews of Philadelphia, page 22). We find no record of this or any other facsimile being offered at auction.
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