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Letter from Henry M. Phillips to John Rumsey Regarding Pennsylvania Railroad, April 13, 1858

A letter written by Henry M. Phillips to John Rumsey on April 13, 1858, in Washington, D.C., concerning the Pennsylvania Railroad. Phillips approves the minutes of the railroad board. Phillips was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and the first Jewish person elected to Congress from Philadelphia; he was also a member of the Sephardic Congregation Mickve Israel.

Associated People/Businesses

Phillips, Henry M. (Henry Myer), 1811-1884
Rumsey, John
PHILLIPS, HENRY MEYER ( .1884)

Geography

Washington, D.C.

Subjects

No subjects available.

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 9, Folder 9