Lot 213
Benjamin, Judah (1811-1884) Confederate statesman. Appointed Attorney General by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Benjamin was the first Jew to hold a Cabinet level post in American government. Benjamin also served as the Confederacy's Secretary of War and then Secretary of State. Following the War, Benjamin fled to England, where he continued to practice law and publish legal treatises.
Document Signed ("Benjamin"). One page, 7¾ x 10¾", 1843, n.p. Being a legal document regarding the finances of one Madame Lefebre and her son. Docketing on verso with minor show through does not affect signature. Toning, minor soil, otherwise very good to fine.
This document states: "The defendants offer in evidence the record of the First…to prove that the mortgages given by Mrs. Lefebre to her son produced nothing, Hagan's prior mortgage having absorbed the entire proceeds of the property….at and before and since the sale of the slaves by Mrs. Lefebre to her son, they have lived together and that the slaves were her domestic servants."
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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