Subject: Widows

This book contains the eighth and ninth annual reports of the Association for the Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans in New Orleans. It also includes the anniversary oration delivered by Isaac T. Hart on January 8, 1863, a prayer by Rev. Dr. Illowy, and an oration by Alexander Dalsheimer of Baton Rouge delivered on January 10, 1864. The reports detail the activities and finances of the organization, providing insights into the charitable work undertaken to support Jewish widows and orphans in the New Orleans community during the mid-19th century.

Three-part document consisting of a letter, Wells Fargo express receipt, and envelope. Eliza Cox, a widow in Salem, Oregon, writes to Asher Marks in Roseburg, Oregon on November 27, 1878, seeking help with a mining dispute involving her late husband's estate. The letter mentions harassment and defamation. A Wells Fargo receipt shows $47.00 was sent via express on November 29, 1878, to Marks on Mrs. Cox's behalf. Includes a newspaper obituary for Mrs. Cox, indicating she died on September 9, 1888, at age 73.

Lottery ticket number 57 for a 1/4 share in the 1803 Lottery for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children. The ticket is signed by Naphtali Judah, Bookseller and Stationer, located at No. 84 Maiden-Lane, New York City. The verso is blank.

This 17-page pamphlet contains the oration delivered by Reverend James K. Gutheim on the fifth anniversary of the Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Published by order of the Board of Officers of the Association on January 8, 1861, this rare Civil War-era printing is a significant artifact of Jewish communal life in antebellum New Orleans.