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Cohen, Jacob Raphael, Ca. 1738-1811

Type / Call #WILL / P-118ORIGINAL COPY OF THE WILL OF JACOB RAPHAEL COHEN (1810-11) AND THE INVENTORY OF HIS ESTATE (1812). OF SPECIAL NOTE IN THE WILL ARE HIS SPECIFIC REQUESTS REGARDING THE MANNER OF HIS BURIAL AND THE FURNISHING OF OIL FOR THE ETERNAL LIGHT IN THE MIKVEH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE IN PHILADELPHIA. ALSO INCLUDED IS A RECORD BOOK OF MARRIAGES, CIRCUMCISIONS, DEATHS, OF 500+ PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, AND QUEBEC, WHERE COHEN SERVED AS CHAZZAN.
LanguageE, H
Years1776-1843
Size3 items + 51 leaves
AvailabilityA detailed, annotated study of the Record Book was published in the American Jewish Historical Quarterly, v. 59.
 

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