Judah family (New York, Montreal, Indiana) papers
Scope and Content Note
Contains the correspondence of Gen. John Taylor to Bernard Judah about his father, Samuel's, pro-revolutionary activities in Montreal in 1774, describing in detail the provisions he supplied the American forces and questioning the propriety of Gen. Benedict Arnold's involvement. Includes an unidentified letter depicting the virtues of Samuel Judah and materials relating to his financial position in Montreal.
Also includes a letter from his son, Jonathan, to another son, Samuel, in Vincennes, Indiana, on family matters (1830); and estate the inventories of Aaron Hart Judah (1836) and Washington Judah (1854), both signed by Edward Judah (apparently of a different family).
Folder 2 of the collection is digitized and available at https://digipres.cjh.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10684513.
Dates
- 1725-1854
Creator
- Taylor, John (Person)
- Judah, Jonathan, 1803- (Person)
- Judah, Bernard Samuel, 1777-1831 (Person)
- Judah, Aaron Hart, 1801-1836 (Person)
- Judah, Washington, 1814-1853 (Person)
- Judah, Edward (Person)
- Judah family (Family)
- Judah, Samuel, 1725-1789 (Person)
- Judah, Samuel, 1798-1869 (Person)
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.
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Extent
1 Manuscript Boxes
.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains the correspondence of Gen. John Taylor to Bernard Judah about his father, Samuel's, pro-revolutionary activities in Montreal in 1774, describing in detail the provisions he supplied the American forces, and questioning the propriety of Gen. Benedict Arnold's involvement. Includes an unidentified letter depicting the virtues of Samuel Judah and materials relating to his financial position in Montreal.
Physical Location
Collection is located in Consolidated Box P2.
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
- Judah, Aaron Hart, 1801-1836
- Judah, Bernard Samuel, 1777-1831
- Judah, Edward
- Judah, Jonathan, 1803-
- Judah, Samuel, 1725-1789
- Judah, Samuel, 1798-1869
- Judah, Washington, 1814-1853
- Montréal (Québec)
- Taylor, John
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Vincennes (Ind.)
- Title
- Guide to the Judah family (New York, Montreal, Indiana) papers, 1725-1854 P-78
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- 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
- April, June 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
