Newspaper clipping from the Connecticut Gazette, October 8, 1790, featuring a letter from Moses Seixas of the Newport, Rhode Island Congregation to President George Washington, along with Washington's reply. This correspondence is considered highly significant in American Jewish history. The clipping is in excellent condition.
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Ledger Sheet Showing Stock Subscriptions and Payments Owed, circa 1795Ledger sheet documenting stock subscriptions and payments owed by four individuals, including Moses Seixas. The handwriting may be that of Moses Seixas. Circa 1795. Moses Seixas (1744-1809) was a prominent figure in Rhode Island, serving as an organizer of the Bank of Rhode Island, the first Grand Mason in Rhode Island, and the first Jewish Grand Master of a Masonic lodge in the United States. As Grand Master of King David's Masons, he corresponded with President George Washington on the subject of religious freedom. Copies of this correspondence, as published in contemporary newspapers, are also part of this collection.
Issue of The New-York Journal & Patriotic Register newspaper from September 17, 1790, featuring a letter from Moses Seixas of the Newport, Rhode Island Congregation to President George Washington, along with Washington's reply. This correspondence is considered highly significant in American Jewish history. Published in New York, New York.