these are on loan to us for the morgenstern foundation. we are very excited to have these on loan.n august of 1790, washington travel to newport, rhode island to thank the community for ratifying the constitution. the last state to ratify the constitution. when he arrived various groups addressed him as he sat, including the jewish community of newport. this is the address that was read out loud to washington that day. august 17. very quickly afterwards, probably within a few days, washington would write back to the congregation a very eloquent letter confirming his belief that the new nation -- and his commitment to religious tolerance in the new nation. really one of the founding documents for american jewish history. is a very important thing for us to have on display here. newport was not the only community to address washington and to receive a well considered letter confirming washington's belief in religious liberty. we have a couple more letters across the way. these are from the jewish communities of philadelphia, new york, charleston and richmond the road together as the