Abraham Abrahams correspondence, 1756-1771.

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Abraham Abrahams correspondence, 1756-1771.

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Letters to Aaron Lopez, relating to the circumcision of Lopez's son, and business and family matters.

11 p.

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7563696

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782

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Colonial merchant and shipper, Aaron Lopez was born in Portugal in 1831. He immigrated to Newport,Rhode Island in 1752 where he was engaged primarily in the whale oil and candle business, although healso dealt in livestock, groceries, rum, ships, clothing, and slaves. During the 1760s and 1770s, he builtan extensive transatlantic mercantile empire and on the eve of the American Revolution, Lopez wasNewport's leading merchant and taxpayer. During the Revolution, he supported the colonials and wit...

Abraham family.

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Abrahams, Abraham Isaac, 1720-1796

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Served at Congregation Sherith Israel in New York City and also worked as a merchant, tobacconist, distiller, Hebrew translator, and circumciser (mohel). From the description of Abraham Abrahams correspondence, 1756-1771. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 463485344 From the description of Abraham Abrahams correspondence, 1757. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 463485376 ...