Subject: Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank and endorsed by Sarah Nathans on April 13, 1825. The check provides details about Sarah Nathans's life, including her relationship to Moses Nathans and her conversion to Judaism.

Check drawn on the Schuylkill Bank, endorsed by Sarah Nathans, dated October 14, 1822. The check was issued in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A single-page letter from M. A. Mitchell, president of the United Hebrew Beneficient Society in Philadelphia, to Isaac Leeser, dated August 24, 1866. Mitchell informs Leeser that the Society lacks funds and is unable to provide relief, requesting that Leeser refrain from issuing recommendations for charity. This letter provides insight into the financial difficulties and eventual dissolution of the Society around 1869.

Issue of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 27, 1822. This issue contains a resolution passed by the New Jersey Legislature expressing appreciation for the skills demonstrated by David G. Seixas and his students in an exhibition presented before the Legislature on November 22, 1822. Further details on the exhibition can be found in item 21.162.

Autograph note signed by Abraham Hart, dated August 27, 1847, written as a postscript on the back of a stampless folded letter addressed to A. Russell in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The note concerns a deed for St. Clare and mentions H.C. Carey. The letter bears a "PHILADA. Pa./5 cts" postmark. The recipient's docketing on the back dates the cover to 1847. Hart's biography is included in the description. He was of Dutch parentage, worked for Carey, Lea & Carey, formed the prominent publishing house Carey & Hart with Edward L. Carey, published works by Macaulay, Jeffrey, Mackintosh, and Carlyle, and later engaged in industrial enterprises. He was active in Philadelphia's Jewish community.