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Subject: Church discipline -- History -- 19th century

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Minutes of Charges Against Rabbi Solomon Jacobs, Congregation Shearith Israel, Charleston, South Carolina, May 1857Minutes of Charges Against Rabbi Solomon Jacobs, Congregation Shearith Israel, Charleston, South Carolina, May 1857

Manuscript minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors of Congregation Shearith Israel, Charleston, South Carolina, held May 11th, 12th, 17th, and 24th, 1857, detailing charges against Rabbi Solomon Jacobs. Includes a transcript of Rabbi Jacobs' May 17th resignation letter, accusing the Board of unfair hearing procedures. The document is signed three times by Solomon Valentine as Secretary of Shearith Israel. The manuscript measures 7.5" x 12" and comprises three full pages.