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Solis and Solis-Cohen Family of Philadelphia

Type / Call #Personal / P-642Correspondence, diaries, account books, pamphlets, and other personal and professional materials pertaining to Jacob da Silva Solis and his descendents. The collection also contains the following material: 1) a calendar, for the years 1807-1852, of the major Jewish holidays, as well as a chart indicating the hour Sabbath begins; 2) a letter of soliciatation, authorizing Solis to collect funds for Cong. Bene Israel, Cincinnati (1829); 3) two letters from Manis Jacobs (1828 & 1829), president of Shaare Chesed Congregation (Gates of Mercy) of New Orleans, to Solis, informing him of various congregational occurences; 4) a letter to Charity Hays Solis from Shaare Chesed Congregation, expressing their condolences on the death of Jacob Solis (1930); and 5) a signature of Solis, detached from a letter.
Years1806-1990
LocalityPA, Philadelphia
Size6 items

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