Resources

• Touro Synagogue web site
  
  
• American Jewish Historical Society
  
  
• "From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America," a Library of Congress exhibition
  
  
• The Papers of George Washington, Alderman Library, University of Virginia
  
  
• Address to the President from the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island
  
  
• George Washington's reply to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island
  
  
• Constitution of the United States (selected excerpts)
  
  
• Northwest Ordinance
  
  
• Notable individuals for further reading:
  • Profile on Peter Stuyvestant
    
  • Profile on Aaron Lopez
    
  • Profile on Haym Solomon
    
  • Lt. Col. Solomon Bush
  • Major Benjamin Nones
  • Major David Salisbury Franks (cousin of David Franks)
  • Mordecai Sheftall