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Boston Commercial Gazette, February 3, 1820: Article on Mordecai Manuel Noah's Grand Island Asylum Project
Newspaper clipping from the *Boston Commercial Gazette*, dated February 3, 1820, featuring an early report on Mordecai Manuel Noah's efforts to establish a Jewish asylum on Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York. The article details Noah's proposal to the New York State Legislature, including his offer to pay one-eighth of the cost and subsequent installments. It mentions the laying of the cornerstone of the asylum, later named "Ararat," in 1825 with much ceremony. The clipping is from Volume B, Page 15 of the archive.
Associated People/Businesses
- Noah, M. M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851
- Boston Commercial Gazette
- NOAH, MORDECAI MANUEL / (1785.1851)
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Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Volume B, Page 15