Letter from M. N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser, June 18, 1855

Metadata

Letter from M. N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser, June 18, 1855

Description

Letter from M. N. Nathan in Curaçao to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated June 18, 1855. Nathan discusses the arrival of a box of prayer books, their sale, and the slow sales of Bibles in Curaçao. He also comments on the lack of interest in Biblical literature and Hebrew in the Curaçao Jewish community, and the need for a rabbi. The letter mentions Elias Lindo's efforts to sell the Bibles and discusses the challenges of selling books in Curaçao. The letter is four pages long, written on two sheets, and includes a wax seal.

Subjects

Cura\'e7ao Jewish Community Book Sales

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF2_33

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

People

Sender: Henry Nathan

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 18, 1855

Hebrew: ב׳ בְּתַמּוּז תרט״ו

Places

From: Curaçao

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Henry Nathan, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Nathan to Isaac Leeser;June 18, 1855.” (June 18, 1855). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff2_33 .