A free franked envelope dated April 13, 1858, addressed to John Rumsey, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The envelope is signed by Henry Meyer Phillips, a Philadelphia lawyer and the first Jewish person elected to Congress from Philadelphia. The envelope mentions Phillips's membership in the 35th Congress.
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A letter written by Henry M. Phillips to John Rumsey on April 13, 1858, in Washington, D.C., concerning the Pennsylvania Railroad. Phillips approves the minutes of the railroad board. Phillips was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and the first Jewish person elected to Congress from Philadelphia; he was also a member of the Sephardic Congregation Mickve Israel.
A letter written by Henry M. Phillips to John Rumsey on April 13, 1858, expressing disapproval of a Pennsylvania Railroad motion. Phillips, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and the first Jewish Philadelphian elected to Congress, was a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad board. The letter is addressed to John Rumsey, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Three-page letter written by Samuel Josephs, a Jewish legislator in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, to Moses A. Dropsie, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and Jewish communal leader, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 18, 1873. Josephs discusses a bill stalled in committee, mentioning opposition from parties interested in railroads and offering advice to Dropsie on ensuring its success. The letter provides insight into Jewish lobbying efforts concerning railroad legislation in Pennsylvania during this period.