Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser, November 14, 1850

Metadata

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser, November 14, 1850

Description

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs in Kingston, Jamaica to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA. Jacobs discusses the delivery of copies of *The Occident*, his prospects for finding a position in the United States, his progress in learning Portuguese minhag, and news of other rabbis in Jamaica. He includes a letter of recommendation and a sermon to be considered for publication in *The Occident*. The letter includes a wax seal.

Subjects

The Occident Kingston, Jamaica Jewish congregations in the United States

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF7_27

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

People

Sender: Henry S. Jacobs

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 14, 1850

Hebrew: ט׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״א

Places

From: Kingston

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry S. Jacobs, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;November 14, 1850.” (November 14, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff7_27 .