Nathan Ottinger to Isaac Leeser, April 11, 1851

Metadata

Nathan Ottinger to Isaac Leeser, April 11, 1851

Description

Letter from Nathan Ottinger to Rev. Isaac Leeser discussing the sale of prayer books and other Judaica. Ottinger details his inventory, including Portuguese, Polish, and Ashkenazic ritual items, and requests that Leeser mention his stock in the "Occident". He also discusses payment for previously sold books and expresses gratitude for the prayer books he received. The letter is written in both English and Yiddish.

Subjects

Judaica Sales Prayer books Book Trade

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF8_38

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

People

Sender: Nathan Ottinger

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 13, 1851

Hebrew: י״א בְּנִיסָן תרי״א

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Yiddish

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Nathan Ottinger, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Nathan Ottinger to Isaac Leeser;April 13, 1851.” (April 13, 1851). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff8_38 .