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Subject: Hendricks family


New Year's Prayer Book, Vol. II: Day of Atonement Service, Second Edition; Inscribed to Arthur Hendricks New Year's Prayer Book, Vol. II: Day of Atonement Service, Second Edition; Inscribed to Arthur Hendricks

Second edition of Isaac Leeser's New Year's Prayer Book, Volume II, specifically the Day of Atonement Service. Published in 1856, this volume holds significance due to its inscription to Arthur Hendricks on January 26th, 1864, for his Bar Mitzvah, by his mother, Rachel Nathan Hendricks. The inscription connects the book to the prominent Hendricks family, known for their philanthropy, as described by Maxwell Whiteman. The book highlights Isaac Leeser's commentary on the American Sephardic community.

Shipping Record: James Shears & Sons, London to Boston, June 18, 1829 Shipping Record: James Shears & Sons, London to Boston, June 18, 1829

A shipping record from James Shears & Sons documenting the shipment of finished copper from London, England to Boston, Massachusetts on June 18, 1829, for the account of Harmond Hendricks. The record details the port of entry and indicates the involvement of Hendricks & Isaacs (Harmon Hendricks' brother-in-law) in the Soho Copper Refinery in Soho, New Jersey.