Appointment to the Burgher Council and Religious Observances

Metadata

Appointment to the Burgher Council and Religious Observances

Description

Letter from Aaron Wolff in St. Thomas to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated May 24, 1853. Wolff discusses his recent appointments by the government of the islands and his election to the town council. He notes that the council changed its meeting day from Saturday to Thursday to accommodate his religious observances. He asks Leeser to publish this information in *The Occident*, omitting his name as the source.

Subjects

Government appointments Town council elections Jewish Religious observance

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF10_33

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

People

Sender: Aaron Wolff

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 24, 1853

Hebrew: ט״ז בְּאִיָיר תרי״ג

Places

From: Saint Thomas

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Aaron Wolff, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;May 24, 1853.” (May 24, 1853). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff10_33 .