Letter from Abraham Alexandre Lindo to Isaac Leeser, February 23, 1848

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A letter from Abraham Alexandre Lindo in Cincinnati, Ohio to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated February 23, 1848. Lindo writes that he received Leeser's letter of the 14th and notes the mention of the Retrospects in the February Occident. He encloses a circular with notices of the work to be inserted in the April Occident, and requests payment be sent to Messieurs Robinson and Jones. He mentions Mr. Guthrie's assistance in distributing 50 copies of the Retrospect. Lindo discusses the challenges of preserving from loss those who engage in similar efforts, and expresses his inability to conveniently sustain any loss from the project. He mentions writing to Rabbi Lilienthall and Revd Aurel Leo but having not yet received a reply. The letter is two pages on one sheet.

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