The Lyons collection. Volume 27 [1913]

Language: English. Approximately 684 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1913-1920. A substantial compilation relating to the history of the Spanish and Portuguese congregation of New York, bringing together transcripts and summaries of manuscript material preserved in the collection. The contents include the earliest extant minute books of the congregation, a historical sketch written by Naphtali Phillips, and Major Mordecai M. Noah's 1825 address delivered at the laying of the cornerstone of the City of Ararat, a proposed Jewish refuge near Buffalo, New York. The volume also gathers selected material from the notebooks and scrapbooks of the Rev. J. J. Lyons, with bibliographical references and an index. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.