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Manuscript Draft of a Sermon by Jacob Mordecai

Undated manuscript draft of a sermon written by Jacob Mordecai (1762-1838), a prominent Jewish merchant and educator in Colonial America and the American South. The 2 3/4-page manuscript, written in Mordecai's hand, quotes a verse and provides a detailed explanation. It's assumed to have been written between 1819-1838 while he resided in Richmond, Virginia, where he served as president of Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome.

Associated People/Businesses

Mordecai, Jacob (1762, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1838, Richmond Virginia)

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

Sermons, American
Manuscripts, American

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 12