Letter from Richmond to Rabbi Abraham Sutro, November 15, 1825

Metadata

Letter from Richmond to Rabbi Abraham Sutro, November 15, 1825

Description

Letter written from Richmond, VA to Philadelphia, PA on November 15, 1825 (15 Kislev 5586). The author expresses concern that previous letters were not received and details their journey to America, mentioning hardships and storms at sea. The letter also includes a report about George Bethune English's research into the religion of the Nazarenes and Mordecai M. Noah's writings. A portion of a letter from George Bethune English, dated January 13, 1824, from Constantinople is included.

Subjects

Travel to America Religious Studies Jewish Communities in Ottoman Empire

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF2_2

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

People

Sender: —

Recipient: —

Dates

Gregorian: November 15, 1825

Hebrew: ה׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תקפ״ו

Places

From: Richmond

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

“Letter from ;November 15, 1825.” (November 15, 1825). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff2_2 .