Isaac de la Motta Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains certified copies of various documents presented to the court and pertaining to the estate of Isaac de la Motta of Charleston, South Carolina. Included is a copy of a deed of sale for slaves owned by Sarah Canter de la Motta and witnessed by John Canter, and a copy of the ketubah, in Hebrew and also in translation, of Isaac de la Motta and Sarah Canter, signed by Levi Sheftall, Abraham De Lyon, Isaac Franks, Raphael Da Costa Amesquita, and Isaac de la Motta, with accompanying affadavits. It is unclear for what purpose these documents were prepared.
Dates
- Creation: 1796-1832
Creator
- De la Motta, Isaac, 1750-1802 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Hebrew
Abstract
Contains certified copies of various documents presented to the court and pertaining to the estate of Isaac de la Motta of Charleston, South Carolina. Included is a copy of a deed of sale for slaves owned by Sarah Canter de la Motta and witnessed by John Canter, and a copy of the ketubah, in Hebrew and also in translation, of Isaac de la Motta and Sarah Canter, signed by Levi Sheftall, Abraham De Lyon, Isaac Franks, Raphael Da Costa Amesquita, and Isaac de la Motta, with accompanying affadavits. It is unclear for what purpose these documents were prepared.
Acquisition Note
Gift of the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation 1982
Digitization Note
Box OS1F Folder 1 has been digitized as part of an ongoing digitization-on-demand program at the Center for Jewish History.
Subject
- Canter, John, 1782-1823 (Person)
- Sheftall, Levi, 1739-1809 (Person)
- De Lyon, Abraham, -1835 (Person)
- Franks, Isaac, 1759-1822 (Person)
- Amesquita, Raphael Da Costa (Person)
- De la Motta, Isaac, 1750-1802 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Isaac de la Motta Collection, 1796-1832 P-493
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- November 27, 2018.: Added container list in preparation for collection on-demand digitization. Updated Creators, added Arrangement Note, Processing Note. Tanya Elder.
- August 2020: RJohnstone: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
