Letter from H. Kuttner to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Mortara Affair and St. Louis Jewish Community Matters, December 5, 1858

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Letter from H. Kuttner in St. Louis, Missouri to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated December 5, 1858. Kuttner writes about the actions of both congregations in St. Louis regarding the Mortara affair. He mentions the death of his two sisters on the steamer "Austria", and describes a case where a deathly ill Jew was baptized against his will and buried in a Jewish grave thanks to the intervention of Mrs. Lattin and Friede. He reports on fundraising efforts for New Orleans and the state of the Polish synagogue, expressing hopes for increased attendance.

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