- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sheftall Sheftall
- Publisher:
- Georgia Photo File, Neg. 348, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA
- Date of Original:
- 1700/1850
- Subject:
- Jews--Georgia--Savannah
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons - People:
- Sheftall, Sheftall
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- portraits
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Sheftall Sheftall was the eldest son of Mordecai Sheftall, a successful Savannah merchant, shipper, and statesman. In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, Mordecai became a colonel, and he named Sheftall as his assistant. The following year both men were taken as prisoners by the British and held in the Caribbean for two years before being released.
Image of Sheftall Sheftall. This oval-shaped portrait shows him in profile. Sheftall was the eldest son of Mordecai Sheftall, a successful Savannah, Georgia merchant, shipper, and statesman. In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, Mordecai became a colonel, and he named Sheftall as his assistant. The following year both men were taken as prisoners by the British and held in the Caribbean for two years before being released. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mordecai-sheftall-1735-1797/m-10723/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
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- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mordecai-sheftall-1735-1797
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia Photo File - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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