Phillips Family, papers undated, 1752, 1758-1955

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Phillips Family, papers undated, 1752, 1758-1955

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Contains personal papers, correspondence, and other material relating to the Phillips family, 1733-1954. Papers center about the following members of the family: Jonas Phillips, 1733-1802, including his copy of a book on the laws and practice of shehita, printed in Wandsbeck, Germany (1733), and a document by Moses Lindo (1773); Naphtali Phillips, 1815-1868, including letters relating to Cong. Shearith Israel, the Tammany Society and the National advocate, of which he was publisher, and documents signed by Myer Moses (1831) and David G. Seixas (1818); Joseph Phillips, 1811; Rebecca Hart Phillips, 1812; Joshua Phillips, 1852-1858; Isaac Phillips, 1830-1884, including correspondence relating to Cong. Shearith Israel, Masonic activities, and his position as Appraiser of Merchandise for the Port of New York; Roslie Solomons Phillips, 1872-1945, including correspondence and other material relating to her political activities, her work on behalf of various Jewish institutions, Cong. Shearith Israel and the Solomons family, and letters from Eleanor Roosevelt; and Naphtali Taylor Phillips, 1895-1954, including correspondence, published material, newspaper clippings and notes relating to American Jewish history and correspondence and other material relating to Cong. Shearith Israel, the Touro Synagogue, the Federation of American Zionists, the National Conference of Jewish Charities (Committee on Palestinian Charities) and Adolphus S. Solomons. Collection also contains published material of the Masons and political memorabilia, and a letter from George Mifflin Dallas to an unidentified member of the Phillips family, 1856.

4.5 linear feet (9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversized folder)

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