Phillip Jacobs collection undated, 1760-1832

Contains correspondence, receipt books, business records, insurance policies, the will of Henry Whiteman, Jacobs' father-in-law, records pertaining to the settlement of Whiteman's estate, Jacobs' will, and material relating to the settlement of Jacobs' estate by Peter McCartee, Richard Cunningham, and Richard EllisAmong the business records are accounts and receipts for household items, a bill of sale for a Negro slave, and records of accounts with Trinity Church of New York City and the Protestant Reform Church in Rhynbeck, New York. Also included are documents pertaining to the sale and/or rental of land and houses in New York City, and extensive correspondence and court records dealing with a dispute over Jacobs' will by the Orphans Asylum of New York City and Jacobs' widow, Elizabeth TellerThe personal correspondence includes a letter written in German (with English translation) by Jacobs to his sister, Esther Simson, in Dettlebach, Germany, and one in Yiddish from his brother, Simon Jacobs, in LondonIncluded in this collection are a deed for the sale of land in Elizabeth, New Jersey by Caleb Jefferys to J. Hampton, accounts of Peter McCartee, and a legal document of Richard Cunningham and Hugh McCormickfar031