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Meeting Minute
Meeting Minutes, 19 February 1844
February 19 1844
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Thursday 19th February 1844, Committee meeting convened by the President Louis Nathan Esqre in the ChairMr Friedman having brought two arbitrators Messrs Robert Hart and H S Benjamin and Mr P Levy having also introduced two persons Messrs Newton and Joseph to adjudicate in his behalf, Mr Friedman then stated his Case and charged Mr Philip Levy with having said at the Police Office to Mr Price the Police Magistrate that “Mr Friedman’s house is the worst conducted in Hobart Town and also with saying to Mr Levy his Brother when before Mr Price “tell Mr Price that Mrs Friedman was standing with brothel people and common girls at the door of her house and insulted you as you passed” and Mr Friedman having called witnesses in proof of his allegation –
Mr P Levy stated in his Defence that he did not use the words attributed to him by Mr Friedman and the arbitrators having decided that Mr Levy was not chargeable with any impropriety of conduct it was resolved on the motion of Mr Samuel Joseph seconded by Mr Joseph that as the whole matter appeared to have arisen from a misconception on the part of Mr Friedman that he and Mr Levy be requested to accede to the wish of the Committee and cease all further differences – and that each be requested to take his seat as before with the Committee who consider them entitled to their respect as if no difference had occurred.
Read – A Letter from the Jews at Port Arthur forwarded by the Comptroller General of Convicts requesting Prayer Books and the Comptroller stating that there would be no objection to the Books being sent provided they be transmitted through his office, it was
Resolved on the motion of Mr Isaac Solomon seconded by Mr David Moses that one Hebrew with an English translation – and three Hebrew Prayer Books be sent to the Comptroller for the use of the Jews at Port Arthur.
P Moss Hon Secty