Receipt for Loan from Charity Lodge No. 6, I.O.O.F., Stockton, California, March 22, 1852

Signed receipt from I. H. Marks to Charity Lodge No. 6, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), Stockton, California, dated March 22, 1852. The receipt acknowledges a $10 loan to Marks to enable him to travel to San Francisco, with a note that repayment is contingent upon his ability. The document is noteworthy for its unusual nature, representing a loan from a Gentile charity to a Jewish individual. Charity Lodge No. 6 was founded on February 7, 1852.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Marks, I. H.
  • Burton, C. C.
  • Charity Lodge No.6
  • MARKS, I. H.

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Arc.MS.56, Box 19, Folder 9