Subject: Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions

Pamphlet containing the constitution and by-laws of the Hebrew Beneficial Society, Mercy & Truth, of Philadelphia. Instituted in 1843 and incorporated in 1846. This pamphlet includes a list of committee members and members of the society. The Occident, a Jewish periodical, noted the society's formation in January 1844 and its incorporation in June 1846. According to the donor, this is the first constitution and no other copy is known to exist. The pamphlet bears the blue oval stamp of the Leeser Library Hebrew Education Society.

Pamphlet containing the First Annual Report of the Jewish Hospital Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated January 7, 1866. The report details the founding of the first Jewish hospital in Philadelphia, initiated by Abraham Sulzberger in 1864. The report lists the first officers of the association, which was incorporated on September 23, 1865, and identifies the initial location of the hospital at Fifty-Sixth Street and Haverford Road.

Manuscript will of Hyman Gratz, written in his hand on January 21, 1857, detailing the distribution of his estate. The will, written six days before his death, names Rebecca Gratz as the primary beneficiary, with further bequests to Horace Mose upon her death. The document, measuring 13" x 9", comprises two sheets written on both sides. It begins with the phrase "In the Name of the God of Israel Amen."

A letter, likely written in 1906, documenting an attempt to mediate the major shirtworkers' strike in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter references Dr. Aaron and Mrs. Brav's involvement in the mediation efforts. The document is part of Manuscript Collection 1410, Box 7, Folder 3.

This unusual letter, written circa 1855, is from William Jackson, an inmate in cell number 150 of the Philadelphia County Prison. In the letter, Jackson pleads with Isaac Leeser to visit him in prison. The original envelope is also included.

Handwritten receipt from I. Weil acknowledging the receipt of $15 from Mayer Sulzberger for the dues of Abraham, Joseph, and Mayer Sulzberger to The Hospital Association for the year 1867. The receipt is written on the back of a blank printed receipt from Wallerstein, Weil & Co. Dated December 26, 1867. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.