Letter from Kingston, Jamaica Regarding a Successful School and Recent Divorce

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Letter from Kingston, Jamaica Regarding a Successful School and Recent Divorce

Description

A four-page letter written from Kingston, Jamaica on July 1, 1850, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. The author discusses their success running a school, mentioning a high income and numerous students. They also detail a recent divorce case they witnessed, and express their feelings about returning to work in the pulpit. The letter also discusses the author's subscription to the Occident and their thoughts on an article from it.

Subjects

Schools Rabbinic literature Divorce

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF7_14

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

People

Sender: —

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 01, 1850

Hebrew: כ״א בְּתַמּוּז תר״י

Places

From: Kingston

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser. “Letter from to Isaac Leeser;July 01, 1850.” (July 01, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff7_14 .