Raphall to Leeser, February 5, 1854

Metadata

Raphall to Leeser, February 5, 1854

Description

Letter from Morris J. Raphall to Isaac Leeser. Raphall discusses a Hebrew paper sent to him by Dr. Illowy, explaining that he is returning it because translating it would take too much time and he doesn't believe the subject warrants the effort. He also mentions not wanting to elevate any "quacking" to martyrdom. The letter is written on two pages of a single sheet and has a wax seal.

Subjects

Hebrew literature Rabbinic literature American Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF1_12

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

People

Sender: Morris Jacob Raphall

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: February 05, 1854

Hebrew: ז׳ בִּשְׁבָט תרי״ד

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Morris Jacob Raphall, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Morris J. (Morris Jacob) Raphall to Isaac Leeser;February 05, 1854.” (February 05, 1854). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff1_12 .