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Subject: Grand Island (N.Y.) -- History

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Niles' Weekly Register Supplement: Mordecai Manuel Noah's Plan for a Jewish Settlement on Grand Island, January 29, 1820Niles' Weekly Register Supplement: Mordecai Manuel Noah's Plan for a Jewish Settlement on Grand Island, January 29, 1820

Supplement to Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland on January 29, 1820. This issue features a significant article detailing Mordecai Manuel Noah's proposal to establish a Jewish settlement called "Ararat" on Grand Island in the Niagara River. The supplement also includes news on the Missouri Question, the New York Legislature, and a list of US naval vessels. The newspaper measures approximately 6 1/8" x 9 1/2" and consists of 16 pages.