The Lives and Opinions of Ben'j Franklin Butler and Jesse Hoyt

This book, published circa 1845, details the lives and opinions of Benjamin Franklin Butler and Jesse Hoyt. The text includes critical observations about Mordecai Manuel Noah, Naphtali Phillips, and Joshua Phillips, focusing primarily on Noah's life and controversial attempt to establish a Jewish homeland at Grand Island in the Niagara River, called "Ararat." The book's author is William Mackenzie. It is noteworthy that Benjamin Franklin Butler, a lawyer, notably defended Uriah P. Levy in a significant legal case in 1857.

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  • NOAH, MORDECAI MANUEL / PHILLIPS, NAPHTALI / PHILLIPS, JOSHUA

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