Nov. 2, 1804

Royal Decree, issued by Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway, for the town of Middelfart [Present-day Denmark]: “Ordered: that all Jews in Middelfart may hold synagogue in the room of Salomon Ballin, furnished for this purpose on his farm there, and that they must not hold their religious services in any other place.”
Cohen, Asser Daniel. De Mosaiske troesbekjenderes stilling i Danmark forhen og nu: historisk fremstillet i et tidsløb af naesten 200 aar, tilligemed alle lovsteder og offentlige foranstaltninger dem angaande, som ere udkomne fra 1651 til 1836. (The position of the Mosaic believers in Denmark, before and now: historically produced over a period of nearly 200 years, as well as all laws and public measures relating to the same which were published from 1651 to 1836). Forfatterens: Odense (Denmark), 1837. Page 184. Researched by Dominik Jacobs 6/14/2020