Letter from Isaac Leeser to an unidentified recipient, February 22, 1864

Metadata

Letter from Isaac Leeser to an unidentified recipient, February 22, 1864

Description

Three-page letter written by Isaac Leeser from Philadelphia on February 22, 1864. The letter is addressed to an unidentified "My dear Doctor." Leeser discusses his age, his handwriting, and mentions a visit from Miss R. E. Cohen and Miss Laura Mordecai. He also references the Washington's birthday, a hospital, the Alliance Israelite Universelle, and a book he is lending. The letter is written in English, with some Hebrew phrases included.

Subjects

Philadelphia, PA Hospitals Alliance Israelite Universelle

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF11_8

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

People

Sender: Isaac Leeser

Recipient: —

Dates

Gregorian: February 22, 1864

Hebrew: ט״ו בַּאֲדָר א׳ תרכ״ד

Places

From: Philadelphia

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Isaac Leeser;February 22, 1864.” (February 22, 1864). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff11_8 .