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Adams, Hannah

Type / Call #Personal / P-205Contains an autographed letter from Miss Adams as corresponding secretary of the Female Society of Boston and its Vicinity for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews, asking Rev. William Jenks to give the opening prayer at the approaching annual meeting. Also contains two letters written by Barley Wood and C.S. Hautney, both of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews, urging Miss Adams to send copies of her work "History of the Jews" to England so that they might appear in London book stores; also found is a report by the directors of the Female Society of Boston detailing the society's expenditures and expressing the society's desire to seek out and convert America's Jews.
Years1755-1831
Size4 items

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