George Washington's birthday in 1791...

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George Washington signs an 1791 Act of Congress...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, March 19, 1791  On the back page under an engraving of an eagle and shield is: "An Act Providing Compensations for the Officers of the Judicial Courts of the United States, and for Jurors and Witnesses, and for Other Purposes", signed in type: John Adams, George Washington & Thomas Jefferson.

The back page also has an ad for: "Ma... See More  

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, May 21, 1791 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. The bkpg. has an ad for "Pintard and Bleecker" concerning the sale of certificates & public securities, ... See More  

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  

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, utopian leader of the Jews...

RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN, Providence, Oct. 22, 1822  The front page has a full column headed: "The Jews" which is a nice item concerning Mr. Mordecai M. Noah and his efforts to create a colony for the Jews on Grand Island in the Niagara River, as well as him being honored by a Berlin university: "...constituting him extraordinary member & correspondent for the United States, o... 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.

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Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

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



* 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."

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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...

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, 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  

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, 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