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Myers-Cohen Family of Philadelphia

Type / Call #Personal / P-238Contains items pertaining to two members of the Cohen Family: Elkah (1785-1875), a letter written to her by Joseph Hutchins of Barbados, mentioning the New Mikveh Israel synagogue in Philadelphia (1819); and Joseph Simon Cohen (1791-1858), manuscript of a sermon given by him at Cong. Mikveh Israel on the day of Thanksgiving called at the end of the War of 1812.
Years1815-1819
LocalityPA, Philadelphia
Size2 items

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