Jacob Mordecai papers, 1784-1936; (bulk 1784-1904).

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Jacob Mordecai papers, 1784-1936; (bulk 1784-1904).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20019259

Collection (2474 items; dated 1784-1936, bulk 1784-1904) comprises correspondence, ledgers, personal and school accounts (1811-1818), personal journals (1858-1861), and other papers of Mordecai and of his family. The material concerns schools and teaching in Warrenton, N.C., Mobile, Ala., and New York; life in Mobile (1823-1860), and at the U. S. Military Academy (1819-1823); literature of the day and social life and customs; Samuel Mordecai's book, Richmond in by-gone days (1856); and personal matters. Correspondents include Rachel Mordecai Lazarus, Alfred Mordecai, Ellen Mordecai, Isabel R. Mordecai, Samuel Mordecai, Samuel Fox Mordecai, Achille Plunkett, and Carolina Mordecai Plunkett. Addition (84 items, dated 1805-1881) contains correspondence (1805-1838 and 1869-1875), most of which is personal, to and from various family members. Some of the letters provide insight into Mordecai's life as a boarding school student in Oxford, N.C., and later as a student at the University of Virginia. Also includes essays by Samuel F. Mordecai and two manuscripts by Moses Mordecai.

2,585 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6992238

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Mordecai, Jacob, 1762-1838

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Educator, of Warrenton, N.C., and Richmond, Va. From the description of Jacob Mordecai papers, 1784-1936; (bulk 1784-1904). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019259 From the description of Papers, 1784-1904; (bulk 1784-1866). (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 45450153 From the description of Papers, 1805-1881. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40422002 From the guide to the Jacob Mordecai Papers, 1784-1936, (Davi...

Mordecai family.

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Mordecai, Samuel, 1786-1865

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...