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Documents, Correspondence de Sola Family

File consists of original correspondence and documents relating or written by the Josephs, Harts and de Solas. There Is some correspondence between Evelyn Miller and David de Sola Pool, Rev. of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York. Also includes typed documents authored by or about David de Sola Pool, a letter from Pierre Mendes (France January 19th 1960), and assorted correspondence compiled by Evelyn Miller including: letter from Isaac Leeser for Sarah Joseph, documents certifying Jesse Joseph's Brit Mila (circumcision) dated 1819, document certifying the same for Gershom Joseph, certification in Hebrew dated 1861, letter dated 1811 from Gershom Mendes Selxas Minister of the Congregation Shearith Israel In New York, name certification letter for Sarah Matlld David daughter of Aaron Hart David and Catherine Joseph, and a letter to Aaron Hart from David Levi dated 1794.

Clare M. Harrington scrapbook

Bound Volume of a Scrapbook with various letters, certificates, published material, ephemera and other documents. Most of the scrapbook’s content is related John William Dawson.

Wills, marriage contracts, and land deeds

File consists of Harrington family wills, marriage contracts, deeds of sale, and other legal documents, including the Last Will and Testament of Dame Charlotte widow of the late John Harrington, the marriage contract between William Harrington and Laura Seymour, and various deeds of land sales.

Clare Harrington photo album

This file consists of a photo album with the insciption, "For Clare from Mama" on the flyleaf. Album contains 46 photographs including portraits of family members, family friends, and a photo of the McGill campus. There are a significant number of photos of Margaret Mercer Dawson, Anna Dawson Harrington, and John William Dawson. The album has thick pages and gilt edges, in the style of cabinet card or carte de visite albums. Includes several photos of drawings of young women.

Sermons by D.A. de Sola, Meldola de Sola & Others

File consists of original handwritten sermons by David Aaron de Sola, Abraham de Sola and Aaron David Meldola de Sola, Including the following by D.A. de Sola: "A sermon of the Excellence of the Holy Law and the Necessity and Importance of Religious Instruction Delivered at the Synagogue of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation in London, 26th March, 1831" and "A Sermon Delivered at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Beavis Marks on Wednesday, 7th Nlssan (24th March), 5607 [1847],". By Meldola de Sola: "The Duty of Orthodox Congregations A Sermon Preached before the Congregation "Shearlth Israel," New York, in the Synagogue, West Nineteenth Street, On Sabbath Shemoth, Tebeth 23rd 5648, January 7,1888," and "Zionism A Sermon Delivered by the Rev. Meldola de Sola of Montreal, on the seventh day of Passover 5660," [1900]. One sermon Is typed, "A Good Name Sermon delivered Heshvan 20th (Nov. 14th) 5669 in the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Montreal by Rabbi de Sola (Saturday, November 14, 1908).

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