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Guide to the
Hendricks Family Papers, 1713-1976
(bulk 1755-1959)
MS 295
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Hendricks Family |
| Title: |
Hendricks Family papers |
| Dates: |
1713-1976 |
| Abstract:
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The Papers consist of material relating to the Hendricks family, pioneers in the American
copper industry and prominent members of the Sepharidc Jewish community in New York,
and related families. They begin with the import trade of Uriah Hendricks (1737-1798)
and his son Harmon (1771-1838), continuing with the manufacture of copper at the mill
begun by Harmon at Belleville, New Jersey, and carried on by their descendants under
the name Hendricks Brothers. They include business and family papers, including loose
correspondence and business records, ledgers and account books, letterbooks, indentures,
mortgages, deeds, maps, blueprints, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia,
and ephemera. Among later additions to the collection, the correspondence of Henry
Solomon Hendricks (1892-1959), president (parnas) of Congregation Shearith Israel,
reveals the daily operations of the oldest synagogue in the United States for the
period 1927-1951.
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| Quantity: |
16.52 Linear feet (31 boxes, 25 volumes) |
| Call Phrase: |
MS 295 |
