Letter from E. Marcuson to Isaac Leeser, October 20, 1863

Metadata

Letter from E. Marcuson to Isaac Leeser, October 20, 1863

Description

Letter from E. Marcuson in St. Paul, Minnesota to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marcuson discusses accusations made against him in a newspaper by Dr. Wise, explaining his absence from his family. He clarifies that he was engaged in Nashville, then Memphis, and Davenport, where he was ill for five weeks. He hopes to send money to his family as soon as possible and plans to send Leeser money for religious books. The letter includes Hebrew characters.

Subjects

Family separation Newspaper accusations Religious books

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF10_41

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

People

Sender: E. Marcuson

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: October 20, 1863

Hebrew: ז׳ בְּחֶשְׁוָן תרכ״ד

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;October 20, 1863.” (October 20, 1863). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff10_41 .