Isaac de la Motta Collection
Item
-
Country
-
US
-
Language of name of institution
-
eng
-
Contact information: postal address
-
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
-
Contact information: phone number
-
001 212 294 8301
-
Contact information: email
-
RCMiller@cjh.org (archive and library services)
Inquiries@cjh.org (research inquiries)
-
Reference number
-
P-493
-
Type of reference number
-
Archival reference number
-
Title (official language of the state)
-
Isaac de la Motta Collection
-
Language of title
-
eng
-
Creator / accumulator
-
Isaac de la Motta
-
Date(s)
-
1796/1832
-
Language(s)
-
eng
-
heb
-
Extent
-
1 folder
-
Type of material
-
Textual Material
-
Physical condition
-
Good
-
Scope and content
-
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. It is part of this collection a copy of a sale deed for slaves owned by Sarah Canter de la Motta and witnessed by John Canter. It also includes 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 affidavits.
-
(source: Guide to the Isaac de la Motta Collection, 1796-1832 P-493)
-
Archival history
-
The Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation donated this collection to the American Jewish Historical Society in 1982.
-
Administrative / Biographical history
-
Isaac de la Motta came from a Sephardic family. He was born on September 8, 1750, and married Sarah Canton in Savannah, Georgia, in 1797. Isaac de la Motta died in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 16, 1802.
-
Access, restrictions
-
The collection is available for consultation, except for items that may be restricted due to their fragility or privacy. Digital copies are available online:
-
Center for Jewish History Digital Archive
-
Author of the description
-
Carla Vieira, 2022
