Some of the content on this page was edited by or generated with AI. Learn More. See an error? Email Us

Autograph Letter Signed by Marx Edgeworth Lazarus to Charles Willing, December 1, 1847

Autograph letter signed by Marx Edgeworth Lazarus (1822-1896), written in Baltimore, Maryland on December 1, 1847, to Dr. Charles Willing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-page letter discusses Lazarus's experiences as the first Jewish student at Georgetown University, his involvement in a farm school and utopian socialist commune in Maryland, and his thoughts on religion and society. It also mentions his friends Truxton and Edward Beale, with details about Edward's exploits in the Mexican-American War in California.

Associated People/Businesses

Lazarus, M. E.
Willing, Charles
Lazarus, Marx Edgeworth (1822-1896)

Geography

Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

Subjects

Autographs
Socialism
Anarchism
Jews--United States

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 12