McGregor to Leeser on Marcussohn's Conversion, 1852

Metadata

McGregor to Leeser on Marcussohn's Conversion, 1852

Description

Letter from E. R. McGregor to Isaac Leeser, written in New York City on December 6, 1852. McGregor encloses a reply from Rev. C. D. Oliver of Montgomery, Alabama, to a letter written by Rev. E. Marcussohn to the editor of the *Jewish Chronicle*. McGregor comments on Marcussohn's conversion to Christianity and subsequent actions, asserting that Marcussohn either deceived himself or others. He details the circumstances surrounding Marcussohn's involvement with a Christian missionary group and expresses concern over the accuracy of statements made by certain clergymen about Marcussohn's conversion.

Subjects

Christianity Jewish conversion American missionary activity

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF9_79

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

People

Sender: Edwin Ruthven McGregor

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: December 06, 1852

Hebrew: כ״ה בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״ג

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

McGregor, Edwin Ruthven, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from E. R. (Edwin Ruthven) McGregor to Isaac Leeser;December 06, 1852.” (December 06, 1852). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff9_79 .