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Petition to Sell Property: Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York City, May 1, 1850
A signed petition from Congregation B'nai Jeshurun of New York City, dated May 1, 1850, requesting permission to sell their property on Elm Street. The petition cites nuisances from nearby machine shops, the relocation of congregants uptown, the building's disrepair, and a favorable offer of $18,000. The congregation aimed to use the sale proceeds to pay off a $7,000 mortgage and construct a new synagogue uptown.
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- Congregation B'nai Jeshurun (New York, N.Y.)
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Arc.MS.56, Box 7, Folder 5