Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser Regarding Cholera Outbreak in Jamaica, November 26, 1851

Metadata

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser Regarding Cholera Outbreak in Jamaica, November 26, 1851

Description

Letter from Henry S. Jacobs in Kingston, Jamaica to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jacobs writes about the Cholera epidemic in Jamaica, the death of his father, and the financial difficulties affecting the Jewish community. He also discusses the reception of Leeser's publications, the establishment of a congregation in Falmouth, Jamaica, and the formation of a Hebrew Benevolent Society.

Subjects

Cholera epidemic Jewish community in Jamaica Hebrew Benevolent Society

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF8_68

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

People

Sender: Henry S. Jacobs

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 26, 1850

Hebrew: כ״א 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 26, 1850.” (November 26, 1850). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff8_68 .