Levy family papers

The Levy family papers include correspondence, marriage certificates, wills, land surveys, and deeds. There is also a Hebrew Pentateuch with manuscript notations in both Hebrew and English. The documents give a very sketchy picture of the Levy family with only a few items to represent each generat...

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Main Author: Levy family (Creator)
Collection:Levy Family Papers
Collection Number:1645
Format: Manuscript
Language:Hebrew
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245 1 |a Levy family papers  |f 1790-1885 
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520 |a The Levy family papers include correspondence, marriage certificates, wills, land surveys, and deeds. There is also a Hebrew Pentateuch with manuscript notations in both Hebrew and English. The documents give a very sketchy picture of the Levy family with only a few items to represent each generation. The bulk of the material concerns Aaron Levy, the founder of Aaronsburgh, and his nephew Aaron Levy, Jr., a Philadelphia merchant. Civil War letters of Aaron Levy, Jr.'s grandsons, Myer and Elias Levy, are included in the collection. 
541 1 |a Gift of Louise M. and Miriam E. Levy.; 1946 acquired 
650 7 |a Settlements--Pennsylvania--Jewish families--18th century  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Levy Family Papers  |l 1645