Letter from Henry Nathan to Isaac Leeser, March 5, 1853

Metadata

Letter from Henry Nathan to Isaac Leeser, March 5, 1853

Description

Letter from Henry Nathan in Curaçao to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated March 5, 1853. Nathan discusses the delayed arrival of a box of books, the formation of a Hebrew benevolent society in Curaçao, and the destruction of synagogue records by ants and dampness. He also comments on a recent issue of Leeser's *Occident* and its "wordy warfare." The letter includes a postscript apologizing for illegible handwriting due to poor eyesight and writing at night.

Subjects

Hebrew benevolent societies Cura\'e7ao Synagogue records

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF10_15

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Henry Nathan

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: March 05, 1853

Hebrew: כ״ה בַּאֲדָר א׳ תרי״ג

Places

From: Curaçao

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry Nathan, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Nathan to Isaac Leeser;March 05, 1853.” (March 05, 1853). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff10_15 .