Subject: Bnai Brith

Letter written by B. F. Peixotto in Cleveland, Ohio to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1865. The letter discusses Bnai Brith and lodge donations. It is written on the stationery of Davis, Peixotto & Co., located at 3 & 5 Water Streets. The envelope includes a printed return address for B. F. Peixotto, Cor. Sec., Cleveland Library Association.

This 20-page pamphlet documents the proceedings of the annual meeting of District Grand Lodge No. 2 of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, held in Chicago, Illinois on July 13th and 14th, 1862. The district encompassed Midwestern cities, as well as Tennessee and Kentucky. The meeting's report reflects the activities and decisions of the organization during the American Civil War.

A financial resolution from The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, dated December 30, 1893, in San Francisco, California. The document records a true copy of an original resolution passed at a regular meeting of District Grand Lodge No. 4 (Independent Order of B'nai B'rith) on October 26, 1893, authorizing Benjamin Harris, Louis Bernstein, and H. Eukle as trustees to withdraw moneys on deposit for Pass-Book No. 191-404. It further resolves that these individuals are authorized to receive and receipt for moneys deposited with the Society, and that all orders must be signed by them. The document features printed text with handwritten insertions for names, signatures, and dates. Louis Blank is identified as Grand Secretary. 3.

Pamphlet titled "THE AMERICAN JEW AS PATRIOT, SOLIDER AND CITIZEN", published by the Levytype Company. Simon Wolf (1836-1923), born in Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Ohio. He was an alternate delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention before becoming a Republican. He opened a law practice in Washington in 1862, defended Ulysses S. Grant against charges of anti-Semitism, and held various government posts until 1882 when he resumed his legal practice. Wolf claimed acquaintance with every US president from Lincoln to Wilson. A Reform Jew, he also served Jewish organizations, including as president of B'nai B'rith in 1904 and permanent chairman of the Committee on Civil and Religious Rights of the Union of Hebrew Congregations. Published circa 1895.