Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser, March 19, 1857

Metadata

Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser, March 19, 1857

Description

Letter from Isidor Bush in St. Louis, Missouri to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated March 19, 1857. Bush expresses gratitude for Leeser's letter and discusses Leeser's potential future endeavors, expressing concern about Leeser abandoning his work in Jewish interests. Bush also mentions his attempts to solicit subscriptions for Leeser's project, and his difficulty in doing so. He offers advice on Leeser's publications. Finally, Bush requests Leeser's assistance in collecting a debt from Michael de Young.

Subjects

Jewish community in St. Louis Jewish journalism Fundraising

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF4_18

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

People

Sender: Isidor Bush

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: March 19, 1857

Hebrew: כ״ג בַּאֲדָר תרי״ז

Places

From: St. Louis

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isidor Bush, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser;March 19, 1857.” (March 19, 1857). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff4_18 .