Letter from E. Marcuson to Isaac Leeser, May 6, 1863

Metadata

Letter from E. Marcuson to Isaac Leeser, May 6, 1863

Description

A one-page letter from E. Marcuson in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 6, 1863. Marcuson sends Leeser an article for possible publication in *The Occident*, expressing a lack of confidence in his own writing and asking Leeser to edit it. He also mentions a hope that the article will answer Christian accusations of Jewish superstition regarding the pronunciation of the divine name. The letter concludes with a request for Leeser's opinion on the article and an address for correspondence.

Subjects

The Occident Jewish religious practices Christian-Jewish relations

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF10_21

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

People

Sender: E. Marcuson

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 06, 1863

Hebrew: י״ז בְּאִיָיר תרכ״ג

Places

From: Saint Paul

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Marcuson, E., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from E. Marcuson to Isaac Leeser;May 06, 1863.” (May 06, 1863). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff10_21 .