Newspaper clipping from the *Boston Commercial Gazette*, dated February 3, 1820, featuring an early report on Mordecai Manuel Noah's efforts to establish a Jewish asylum on Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York. The article details Noah's proposal to the New York State Legislature, including his offer to pay one-eighth of the cost and subsequent installments. It mentions the laying of the cornerstone of the asylum, later named "Ararat," in 1825 with much ceremony. The clipping is from Volume B, Page 15 of the archive.
Subject: Jewish Colonies
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Newspaper clipping from the *Boston Recorder*, February 5, 1820, reporting on Mordecai Manuel Noah's petition for a Jewish colony on Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York. The article, reprinted in *The Salem Gazette*, expresses approval of Noah's plan, highlighting America's potential as a safe haven for Jewish immigrants.
Issue of Niles' Weekly Register published in Baltimore, Maryland on September 24, 1825. This issue features an article on the laying of the cornerstone of Ararat, a project by Mordecai Manuel Noah.