Mordecai Manuel Noah collection, undated, 1816-1851.

Contains legal documents pertaining to Noah's official duties as surveyor of the port of New York (1830-1831) and correspondence relating to Noah's political career. Also includes personal correspondence, a scrapbook, published material on Noah's journalistic career and personal life, articles and correspondence relating to the City of Ararat, and political documents. Collection also contains the Isaac Goldberg collection of Mordecai Manuel Noah letters, which consists of 28 letters from Noah to his wife Rebecca.Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Mordecai Manuel Noah, papers; P-75; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.Elsie SangDr. & Mrs. Allan KlimanMordecai Manuel Noah was born in Philadelphia on July 19, 1785. He was the first son of Manuel Noah, an immigrant from Mannheim, Germany who had served in the Revolutionary War, and Zipporah Phillips, whose grandfather served as Hazan of the Shearith Israel Congregation of New York. Much of Noah'€™s early life and many of his beliefs were heavily influenced by his maternal grandfather, Jonas Phillips. When Noah was 7, his father left home; Noah’s mother died shortly afterwards, leaving Mordecai and his younger sister Judith in the care of their mother's father. Noah's grandfather greatly influenced him both as a Jew and as an American. Despite the fact that three of Noah'€™s four grandparents were Ashkenazi, Jonas Phillips steered young Mordecai towards the Sephardic traditions, which, at the time, had deeper roots in the United States and garnered more respect and status within the Jewish community. Although his grandfather would only live until 1803, many of Noah'€™s attitudes, such as his ardent patriotism and his dedication to the Jewish and general societies, were cultivated while under Jonas Phillips'€™ tutelage.Finding Aid available in Reading Room and on Internet.far031