Financial Hardship and Family News: H. I. Elkus to Isaac Leeser, 1847

Metadata

Financial Hardship and Family News: H. I. Elkus to Isaac Leeser, 1847

Description

Letter from H. I. Elkus in Denekamp, Netherlands, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elkus describes his financial difficulties, including a business partnership gone wrong and subsequent bankruptcy. He requests a loan of $200 or $300, promising to repay within three years or from an anticipated inheritance. He asks Leeser not to mention the loan request to his wife, Leah, to avoid upsetting her. The letter also includes family news, mentioning his children's studies and his daughter's desire to visit Leeser.

Subjects

Financial difficulties Business partnerships Loans

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF4_23

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

People

Sender: H. I. Elkus

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian:

Hebrew: Unknown

Places

From: Denekamp

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Elkus, H. I., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from H. I. Elkus to Isaac Leeser.” (). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff4_23 .