Letter; Smith, Jarvis; New Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States; 1809 March 5

Title:

Letter; Smith, Jarvis; New Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States; 1809 March 5

Date:

1809-03-05

Description:

Letter from Jarvis Smith to his Uncle Ebenezer Smith describing the customs and activities of the Jews of England, mentioning the celebration of the Feast of Esther and a visit to a London synagogue. The ship stamp indicated the letter was carried by the Ship Albatross, commanded by Captain Wildes; New Marlborough, MA; London, UK

Format:

Letters

Identifier:

2012.07.15.00002; {E51FA603-C072-48E3-B012-AC393C12D884}

Language:

English

Subject:

Correspondence; Religious communities; Fasts and feasts -- Judaism; Jews -- Social life and customs; Judaism -- Customs and practices; Manuscripts (documents)

Type:

Letters

Personal Name:

Smith, Jarvis; Smith, Ebenezer

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Massachusetts -- New Marlborough; United States -- Massachusetts; United Kingdom -- London; United Kingdom

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

Call Number:

Arc.MS.56

Collection:

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)