Letters regarding the death of Moses H. Myers

Metadata

Letters regarding the death of Moses H. Myers

Description

This letter is written in two parts. The first part, dated June 5, 1864, from Kingston, Jamaica, is written by K.? Myers to Michael Light in New York. It announces the death of Myers' father, Moses H. Myers, and requests that Light inform Revd Isaacs and Revd Leeser. The second part, dated June 16, 1864, is from Michael Light in New York to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Both letters mention Moses H. Myers, who was headmaster of a Jewish Free School in London for over 30 years, and a minister of the great Synagogue there.

Subjects

Death announcement Jewish Free School, London Ministry

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF11_65

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

People

Sender: Michael Light

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 16, 1864

Hebrew: י״ב בְּסִיוָן תרכ״ד

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Michael Light, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Michael Light to Isaac Leeser;June 16, 1864.” (June 16, 1864). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff11_65 .