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Savannah (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Charlotte Chazin Memoirs

 Collection — Consolidated Box P15, Folder: P-550
Identifier: P-550
Abstract

Consists of a photocopy of a manuscript of a historical family record, containing anecdotes related by Mrs. Chazin's mother and father and other members of her family who originated in southern Russia and Russian Poland.

Dates: undated, 1969

Fannie Levy Letter

 Collection — Consolidated Box P13, Folder: Collection P-450
Identifier: P-450
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter to a Mr. Simons regarding personal matters. In her letter, Levy notes the condition of Savannah after the Civil War.

Dates: 1866

Gazette of the United States, George Washington letter to Hebrew Congregation of Savannah

 Collection
Identifier: I-466
Abstract

Collection consists of one item, the June 19, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States. Within this issue, an address made by Levi Sheftal, President of the Hebrew Congregation of Savannah, GA to President Washington was printed alongside President George Washington's reply.

Dates: June 19, 1790

Mordecai Sheftall papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-12
Abstract

The Mordecai Sheftall collection consists of the family papers and business records of the American Revolution patriot, Mordecai Sheftall, and the Sheftall family of Savannah, Georgia from 1761-1873. This collection includes a American Revolution provision returns (1777-1778), and correspondence for the Continental Army and Navy of Georgia and South Carolina. The collection also includes an original Works Progress Administration Guide to the materials.

Dates: undated, 1761-1867, 1873, 1932, 1941; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1978

Rachel Garfunkel Adler autograph book

 Collection — Consolidated Box P18, Folder: P-645
Identifier: P-645
Abstract

Collection consists of a single autograph book with signatures, quotes, etc. from friends and relations of a young girl, including an inscription of Morris S. Lazaron--later a prominent reform rabbi.

Dates: 1899-1908