Letter from Isaac A. Levy to Isaac Leeser, January 14, 1849

Metadata

Letter from Isaac A. Levy to Isaac Leeser, January 14, 1849

Description

Letter from Isaac A. Levy of Richmond, VA, to Rev. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA. Levy discusses the low state of his congregation, the lack of a good Hazan, and members leaving for another congregation. He also addresses the Jewish Publication Society's inactivity and difficulties collecting debts. He mentions Mr. S. Heyman's departure from Richmond and proposes Mr. N. Ezekiel as a potential agent for Leeser's works. The letter includes a postscript mentioning that Levy's father is suffering from scalded feet.

Subjects

Richmond Congregation Jewish Publication Society Debt collection

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF6_3

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

People

Sender: Isaac A. Levy

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: January 14, 1849

Hebrew: כ׳ בְּטֵבֵת תר״ט

Places

From: Richmond

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Levy, Isaac A., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Isaac A. Levy to Isaac Leeser;January 14, 1849.” (January 14, 1849). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff6_3 .