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Franks Family (Of Halifax, London, New York, And Philadelphia)

Type / Call #PAPERS / P-142CONTAINS BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE, ACCOUNTS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO JACOB FRANKS OF N.Y., HIS SONS MOSES AND DAVID, A NEPHEW, ISAAC, AND A JOHN FRANKS OF HALIFAX, POSSIBLY A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. ALSO CONTAINS SOLOMON HART'S SIGNATURE IN HEBREW AND ENGLISH ON VERSO OF TITLE PAGE OF A PRAYER BOOK PUBLISHED IN AMSTERDAM IN 1687. (ALL EXCEPT TITLE PAGE ARE MISSING.) BELOW IS SIGNATURE OF JACOB FRANKS.
Years1711-1821
Size35 items

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