Benjamin Franklin Peixotto family papers
Scope and Content Note
Contains primarily papers of Benjamin Franklin Peixotto, including: addresses to Constitution Grand Lodge of B'nai B'rith and to YMHA; a letter from Ulysses S. Grant appointing Peixotto as U.S. Consul-General to Romania; correspondence during Peixotto's residency as Consul in Bucharest and Lyons; and the estate papers of Moses Levy Maduro Peixotto.
Dates
- 1828-1829, 1864, 1870, 1873, 1875-1876, 1881, 1884-1885, 1887
Creator
Language of Materials
The collection is in English and French.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Abstract
Contains primarily papers of Benjamin Franklin Peixotto, including: addresses to Constitution Grand Lodge of B'nai B'rith and to YMHA; a letter from Ulysses S. Grant appointing Peixotto as U.S. Consul-General to Romania; correspondence during Peixotto's residency as Consul in Bucharest and Lyons; and the estate papers of Moses Levy Maduro Peixotto.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into a single series.
Physical Location
Collection is located in Consolidated Box P6.
Acquisition Note
Gifts, in part, of Yosef Goldman, 1984, and of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sang.
Note
Includes former P-351, P-565, and P-573.
- B'nai B'rith
- Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)
- Goldsmid, Francis Henry, Sir, 1808-1878
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- Isaacs, Myer S. (Myer Samuel), 1841-1904
- Jewish statesmen
- Judah, Cary J., 1766-1837
- Military art and science
- Naar, Benjamin
- Peixotto, Daniel L. M. (Daniel Levy Maduro), 1800-1843
- Peixotto, Moses Levy Maduro, 1767-1828
- Peixotto, Raphael, 1805-1842
- Romania
- Seixas, Isaac Benjamin, 1782-1839
- United States -- Economic conditions
- United States -- Foreign relations
- Wolf, Simon, 1836-1923
- Title
- Guide to the Benjamin Franklin Peixotto family papers, 1828-1829, 1864, 1870, 1873, 1875-1876, 1881, 1884-1885, 1887 *P-195
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Marvin Rusinek and Adina Anflick
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May, September 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
