Bidspirit auction | (AMERICAN-JUDAICA) Jonas B. Phillips. My

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA) Jonas B. Phillips. My Old Wife. A Favorite Ballad Sung by Mr. J[oseph]. P[hillip]. Knight & Mr. [Henry] Russell. The Poetry by Jonas B. Phillips Esq. The MusicComposed & Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Frederick F. Backus of Rochester, NY by Henry Russell. pp. 4. Lightly foxed. Unbound. Folio. New York: Hewitt & Jaques 1850 A member of an illustrious American-Jewish family, Jonas Phillips was assistant district attorney for the county of New York, holding that appointment under several successive administrations. A member of an illustrious American-Jewish family, Jonas Phillips was assistant district attorney for the county of New York, holding that appointment under several successive administrations.