Manuscript document dated April 2, 1788, appointing Philip Minis and Mordecai Sheftall as wardens for the town of Savannah and its hamlets. The document is addressed to the Secretary of State and signed by J. Meriwether of the Supreme Council of Georgia. It is considered a significant American Jewish Revolutionary War document, having been exhibited at the Library of Congress's 350th Anniversary of Jews in America exhibit in Cincinnati, Ohio (2005) and at the Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia (2010-2011). The document measures 9" x 8".
Subject: Jews -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History -- 18th century
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