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| To the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. |
| may it please your Majesty. |
| The humble Petition of Nathan Simpson and Samuel Levy
of London Merchants in behalf of themselves and Moses Levy Moses Michalls
Moses Hart and Mordica Nathan now liveing in New York in America Merchants. |
At the Court at Kensington 9th May 1712
Her Maj[es]ty is graciously pleased to referr this Petition to
Mr. Attorney or Mr Sollicitor General to consider thereof &
Report his Opinion what her Maj[es]ty may fitly do therein, whereupon
her Maj[es]ty will Declare her further pleasure
H St John |
| Humbly Sheweth |
| That your Petitioners are of the Jewish Religion - Merchants
resideing within your Majesty's Dominions and finding themselves lye
under many difficultys in their Trades as Merchants for want of being
free Denizons [sic] to your Majesty |
| Your Petitioners therefore most humbly Beseech your
Majesty in behalf of themselves and the others above mentioned now
living in New York that they may pertake of your Majestys Royall favour
to be made Denizons [sic] of Great Britain and esteem'd as
such within your Majesty's Dominions in such manner as your Royall
Majesty shall think fitt. |
| And your Peticon[e]rs shall ever pray for your Royall
Majesty as in Duty bound &c. |
| Nathan Simpson, Samuell Levy, and Moses
Levy, three of the Petitioners are Persons well known to me, they
are of the Jewish Nation and were (and I suppose still are) considerable
Traders in New York at the time I had the honour to serve her most
Sacred Majesty as Governor of that Province, and during that time
behaved themselves as good Subjects ought to doe all which I most
humbly certifie this 21st day of Aprill 1712. |
Nathan Simson |
| Samuell Levy |
| The persons in the petition nott
mentioned by my Lord Clarendon are very well known to severall of
the best Jews in London & perticulerly [sic] to my self
& well deserving of her Majestys favor |
| Clarendon |
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| To the King's most Excellent Majesty,- |
| The humble Address of the several Communities
of Jews |
| Residing in this Kingdom - |
| May it please your Sacred Majesty, - |
| Graciously to accept the humble and sincere Congratulations of your
truly Loyal Subjects, the several Communities of Jews residing in
this Kingdom. who with all humility presume to lay at your Royal Feet
their heart-felt joy for the happy re-establishment of your Majesty's
health. - |
| When the Almighty was pleased to afflict these Kingdoms with your
Majesty's late indisposition; We were early and perservering in joining
the rest of your Majesty's faithful Subjects with supplications to
the Omnipotent for Mercy- |
| To the God of Israel our prayers were directed, He has been graciously
pleased to answer us propitiously, And the recovery of your Majesty's
invaluable health has restored happiness to your People.- |
| As much impressed by our Religious principles as by the full sense
of the many benefits we enjoy under the protection of your Majesty's
Government, the equity of the Laws and the liberal Spirit of the British
Nation our duty and inclination unite in devoting our prayers to the
Almighty disposer of Events for the long continuation of your Majesty's
health and Government, and the Glory and encreasing felicity of your
Kingdoms- |
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| Moses Isaac Levy |
Eleazer Isaks Heyser |
Deputed by the several
Communities. |
| Jacob Morris |
L. Desymonu |
| Daniel de Castro |
Joseph Gomperly |
| David Alves Rebello |
Eleazer Philip Salomons |
| Abraham Lopes Pereira |
Nathan Salomons |
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| David Samuda |
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