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Prayer book written by Emanuel de la Motta (1760–1821)
Charleston, S.C., 1820
Leather, paper, and ink
American Jewish Historical Society, Newton Centre, Massachusetts and New York
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A year before his death, West Indian-born Emanuel de la Motta penned two prayer books, one for each of his daughters, Rachel and Clara. A commission merchant and auctioneer, de la Motta, like Abraham Alexander and Israel De Lieben, was a founder of Charleston’s Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry, and he served as its first treasurer-general.
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