Book Distribution and Payment Issues: Slatkin to Leeser, May 19, 1864

Metadata

Book Distribution and Payment Issues: Slatkin to Leeser, May 19, 1864

Description

Letter from Isaac M. Slatkin to Isaac Leeser regarding the distribution and payment of books. Slatkin writes about subscribers' complaints regarding prices, particularly Moses Gitzky and E. J. Bernheim. He mentions issues with delivering Testaments without payment and requests instructions for handling books intended for out-of-town subscribers. He also asks for replacement copies of the Testament and prayer book, as the first ones were stolen. The letter concludes with a note about a possible summer visit.

Subjects

Book Agents Financial transactions Subscriber relations

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF11_27

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

People

Sender: Isaac M. Slatkin

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 19, 1864

Hebrew: י״ג בְּאִיָיר תרכ״ד

Places

From: Buffalo

To: Philadelphia

Languages

Yiddish English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac M. Slatkin, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Isaac M. Slatkin to Isaac Leeser;May 19, 1864.” (May 19, 1864). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff11_27 .