Judah family (New York, Montreal, Indiana) papers 1784-1854

Contains the correspondence of Gen. John Taylor to Bernard Judah about his father, Samuel's, pro-revolutionary activities in Montreal in 1774, describing in detail the provisions he supplied the American forces and questioning the propriety of Gen. Benedict Arnold's involvement. Includes an unidentified letter depicting the virtues of Samuel Judah and materials relating to his financial position in MontrealAlso includes a letter from his son, Jonathan, to another son, Samuel, in Vincennes, Indiana, on family matters (1830)Includes estate inventories of Aaron Hart Judah (1836) and Washington Judah (1854). Both signed by Edward Judah (apparently of a different family