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Abraham Elias Appointed to Administer the Estate of Joseph…
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13-Jun-2020
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Abraham Elias Appointed to Administer the Estate of Joseph Solomon - 1824, 14th May 1824 vellum document with intact seal, titled 'Administration of the Goods Chattels..of Solomon Josephs late of Windsor, dec'ed - to - Abraham Elias adm'or' and signed by the judge and sealed in the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature for the Territory of New South Wales. Such a document was required when a person dies without a will in the Territory. It appears that Solomon and Elias, as fellow (former?) convicts and the fact that they both had Jewish backgrounds, resulted in Elias taking on the responsibilities imposed by the Court, which included liquidating the available assets to meet any outstanding debts of the deceased. Joseph Solomon had been sentenced to be transported for life at the Surrey Assizes, arriving aboard 'Indian' in December 1810. Abraham Elias found guilty at the Devon Assizes, had been transported for fourteen years, arriving aboard 'Shipley' in April 1817.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents