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Cohen family of Baltimore and Richmond papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-3

Scope and Content Note

Contains primarily the correspondence and some business and official papers of the Cohen Family of Baltimore and Richmond. Papers center on the following members of the family: Jacob I. Cohen (1784-1822), including two receipts of the same date to the firm of Cohen & Isaacs to Mrs. Edmund Randolph, on the reverse of which is a notation in Yiddish (1787), a promissory note of the firm of Cohen & Isaacs of Richmond (1792), orders for merchandise signed by Carter Braxton (1794) and (Edmund?) Randolph (1801) and a letter of appointment for the office of Inspector of the Penitentiary signed by James Monroe, Governor of Virginia.

Also includes Jacob I. Cohen, Jr. (1825-1850), including a patent signed by John Quincy Adams and James Monroe (1825), an acknowledgement of a lottery ticket purchase containing a printed description of the various lotteries for which Jacob I. Cohen, Jr. and Brothers sold tickets (1826), the reputedly last extant letter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1832) and several letters relating to his position as Commissioner of Public Schools for the City of Baltimore (1834, 1837); Mendes I. Cohen (1829-1874), including letters from Mordecai Manuel Noah (1837, 1845), David Salomons of London, John Wesley Davis (1845), and Benjamin F. Hallett (1848); Benjamin I. Cohen (1831-1842), including 2 letters appointing him Judge of Elections in Baltimore (1840, 1842); and Joshua I. Cohen (1823-1870), including letters from David Hoffman, John Pandleton Kennedy (1847 and n.d.), Isaac Leeserm Gustavus A. Myers of Richmond, Va. describing a visit to the home of Chief Justice Marshall (1836), William Ogden Niles, enclosing notes of his father Hezekiah Niles, Mordecai Manuel Noah and Rabbi Abraham Rice and correspondence relating to his scientific and historical interests.

Dates

  • Creation: undated, 1779-1897

Creator

Language of Materials

The collection is in English, with some Yiddish.

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

2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box + 3 oversized folders)

Abstract

Contains primarily correspondence and some business and official papers of the Cohen Family of Baltimore and Richmond. Papers center around the following members of the family: Jacob I. Cohen (1784-1822), the firm of Cohen & Isaacs of Richmond, Mrs. Edmund Randolph, Carter Braxton (1794), and James Monroe, Governor of Virginia.

Physical Location

Located in AJHS New York, NY.

Acquisition Note

Gifts of George Alexander Kohut and the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation.

Digitization Note

In 2017, seven folders from this collection (Box 1, Folders 1-3, 5-6, and 17; Box OSF1, Folder 2) were digitized and made available in their entirety as part of the Digitization-on-Demand program.

Title
Guide to the Cohen family of Baltimore and Richmond papers, undated, 1779-1897 P-3
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

  • 2016-11-16: PDF box list converted to dsc. Finding aid encoding revised by Janine Veazue.
  • 2017-09-15: dao links to DOD folders added by Leanora Lange.
  • March, June 2020: EHyman--post-ASpace migration cleanup.

Repository Details

Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository

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