ca. 1742

Order issued by Empress Maria Theresa [Present-day Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]

Commentary from other sources:
1) “When in 1742 a heavy tax was imposed upon the Jews of Moravia, the exertions of Eskeles and Baron d’Aguilar secured its annulment by Maria Theresa.”
A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Custom of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day; The Jewish Encyclopedia (January 1906) Volume V. p. 223