George Washington's Birthday in 1791...

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Proclamation by Washington & Jefferson... Judaica related ad...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, March 23, 1791  The entire front page is taken up with a continuation of the: "New Revenue Law". Page 3 mentions the President setting off for a tour of the South intending to visit the Carolinas & Georgia (see). Pg. 3 also has: "A Proclamation" concerning trade with the Indians, signed in type by the President, George Washin... See More  

Act of Congress signed by Washington... Manuel Noah broker ad...

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Judaica related ad...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, April 27, 1791



* Judaica ad for Manuel Noah, stock broker

* Caring for the Loyalists from the Revolutionary War



The ftpg. includes reports form te "House of Commons" with the topic of "American Loyalists" which includes: "Sir Henry Clinton presented a petition from the American Loyalists praying for farther relief..."... See More  

Laying the cornerstone of the District of Columbia...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, April 30, 1791  Page 2 has "The Address of the Mayor, Recorder, Alderman, & Common Council, of the Town of Petersburg (Va.)" to the President, & his reply, signed in type on pg. 3: G. Washington. Page 2 also includes a report headed "Alexandria" concerning the "...fixing of the first Corner-Stone of the Federal Distr... See More  

Thomas Jefferson on the front page... Ad by a founder of the stock exchange...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 21, 1791



* Thomas Jefferson signed

* Leonard Bleecker

* New York Stock Exchange



The ftpg. has nearly a full column on a continued "Report of the Secretary of State on the subject of the Cod & Whale Fisheries" signed in type: Thomas Jefferson. Rare to find ftpg. Jefferson signed documents.

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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, June 1, 1791  Most of the first column of the front page is taken up with two letters of the merchants & Masons of Charleston, South Carolina to the President, with his response to both, signed in type: George Washington, and G. Washington. The remainder of the front page is great & detailed report on the President's visit to Charleston,... See More  

Mordecai Noah and his new Jewish homeland in the Niagara River...

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Mordecai Noah & his plans for a Jewish refuge in America...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 29, 1820 



* Mordecai Manuel Noah

* Jewish homeland on the Niagara River



Inside has over 2 pages taken up with: "The Slave Question" as it relates to the on-going Missouri Compromise debate.

Another page has: "The Jews" which concerns the famed Mordecai Noah, considered the first American-born Jew to rise to national promi... See More  

Judaica City... Mordecai Manuel Noah...

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., Feb. 8, 1820.



The front page has the [early... 1st?] report of Mordecai Manuel Noah addressing "a memorial to the [New York] legislatures, praying that they would authorize the sale of the Grand Island, in the Niagara River, to him, for the purpose of building a city thereon,and inviting a community of Jewish emigrants to that place...", with additional de... See More  

The Missouri Compromise... Missouri and Maine Statehood...

Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island (near Niagra Falls)...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820 



* Missouri Compromise

* Maine and Missouri become states

* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement



The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More  

The Missouri Compromise... Missouri and Maine Statehood...

Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island (near Niagra Falls)...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820 



* Missouri Compromise

* Maine and Missouri become states

* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement



The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More  

Missouri Compromise... Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820 



* Missouri Compromise

* Maine and Missouri become states

* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement



The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More  

Mordecai Noah and his publishing troubles, just before his Zionist efforts... La Fayette back in the United States...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, September 11, 1824 



* Mordecai Manuel Noah



Inside has: "Explosion of The 'Advocate' " which is 4 1/2 pages of detail on the troubles of Mordecai Noah and his newspaper the "National Advocate", including 3 letters signed by him in type: M.M. Noah.

In 1825 Noah become noted for his Zionist efforts in creating a homeland r... See More  

Mordecai Noah and his failed Zionist efforts...

NATIONAL GAZETTE, Philadelphia, June 7, 1825



* Mordecai Manuel Noah - Jewish homeland on the Niagara River



Page 2 has: "Mr. Noah...is said  to have purchased...Grand Island from the state of New York. The island is intended for a number of emigrants of the Jewish nation who are to find there...refuge from European oppression..." with more.

This was Mordecai Manuel Noah and hi... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1825  One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety: "An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mouth of the great canal." This was the project of newspaper publisher Mordecai Manuel N... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1825  One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety: "An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mouth of the great canal." This was the project of newspaper publisher Mordecai Manuel N... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES'  WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1825  One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety: "An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mouth of the great canal." This was the project of newspaper publisher Mordecai Ma... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1825 



* Hebrew city to be established

* Grand Island, New York

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica



One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety: "An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mo... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES'  WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 10, 1825  One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety:

"An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mouth of the great canal." This was the project of newspaper publisher Mordecai M... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Maryland, September 10, 1825



* A Hebrew city to be established on Grand Island, New York



This small size newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the19th century.



As noted in Wikipedia: "Niles edited and published the Weekly Register until 1836, making it into one of the most widely-circulated mag... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Maryland, September 10, 1825



* A Hebrew city to be established on Grand Island, New York



This small size newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the19th century.



As noted in Wikipedia: "Niles edited and published the Weekly Register until 1836, making it into one of the most widely-circulated mag... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, September 10, 1825



* A Hebrew city to be established on Grand Island, New York



One of the brief articles on the back page reads in its entirety:

"An Hebrew city, to be called Ararat is to be laid off on Grand Island, N.Y., on the 15th or 18th instant, with masonic and military ceremonies. It will be located to face the mouth of the great canal.&qu... See More  

Mordecai Noah and his failed Zionist efforts...

CHRISTIAN MIRROR, Portland, Maine, Sept. 16, 1825 



* Mordecai Manuel Noah

* Ararat, City of Refuge



The top of pg. 2 has a brief yet notable item: "Hebrew City--During the present month the erection of the new city of Ararat will be commenced with masonic and military ceremonies on Grand Isle, N.Y. facing the Grant Canal." This was the effort the famed Jewish leader/politicia... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 24, 1825  One of the articles on an inside page reads in its entirety: "The ceremony of laying the corner stone, of what is to be a city of the Jews, on Grand Island, N.Y. took place on the 14th instant, and Mr. Noah, editor of the New York National Advocate, governor and judge of Israel, has issued a proclamation which for the ridiculous, may... See More