Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser, August 26, 1850

Metadata

Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser, August 26, 1850

Description

Letter from Adolff Wolff in St. Thomas to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated August 26, 1850. Wolff discusses a review he found interesting, an election that was postponed, and his own similar battles in St. Thomas. He expresses his opinions on the actions of certain individuals and reflects on the importance of having respectable men in leadership positions within their community. The letter also mentions Mr. Simmonds and Mr. DeSola. It concludes with Wolff's hope to receive the Asmonean from New York.

Subjects

Religious leadership Congregational affairs Ministerial controversies

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF7_18

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

People

Sender: Adolff Wolff

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: August 26, 1850

Hebrew: י״ח בֶּאֱלוּל תר״י

Places

From: Saint Thomas

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Adolff Wolff, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser;August 26, 1850.” (August 26, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff7_18 .