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Touro Family

Type / Call #Personal / P-214The collection contains letters and papers of the following members of the Touro family: Abraham (1777/78-1822), an insurance policy for a ship owned by Nathaniel Cushing for which Touro was one of the underwriters (1812), and a letter written to Solomon Jacobs of Richmond, Virginia, regarding a contribution to the Richmond synagogue (1822); Judah (1775-1854), a letter to Mary Anne Gomez Lopez, acknowledging the receipt of a painting and silverware (1846), a deed of trust executed with Aaron L. Gomez for the benefit of Edwin Lopez (1849), and a photocopy of Touro's will (1854); and Rebecca (1779-1833), a petition to the Rhode Island House of Representatives regarding payment for the caretaker of the Newport synagogue and cemetery, and the legislature's answer (1823), and an unsigned copy of her will, specifying Joshua Lopez and Aaron Gomes as her trustees (1833). Among her intended legatees were the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society of New York, and Congregation Shearith Israel, New York, as well as friends and relations in the Lopez and Myers families.
Years1812-1854
Size8 items

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