Isaac Leeser's Book Order to Edward Gaskill

Metadata

Isaac Leeser's Book Order to Edward Gaskill

Description

Letter from Isaac Leeser in Boston to Edward Gaskill in Philadelphia requesting that Gaskill send him books to Boston via steamship. The letter lists the specific books requested, including Bibles, spelling books, catechisms, and copies of Nathan's Road to Faith. Leeser also requests that the gilt-edged Bibles be carefully packaged to prevent damage. He mentions sending one to Lewis Lewison in Providence, Rhode Island as a sample. The letter concludes with regards to Gaskill's family and well wishes.

Subjects

Book Orders Bookbinding Religious Texts

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF1_52

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

People

Sender: Isaac Leeser

Recipient: Edward Gaskill

Dates

Gregorian: June 11, 1854

Hebrew: ט״ו בְּסִיוָן תרי״ד

Places

From: Boston

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser, Edward Gaskill. “Letter from Isaac Leeser to Edward Gaskill;June 11, 1854.” (June 11, 1854). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff1_52 .