Morris Meyer to Isaac Leeser, April 2, 1847

Metadata

Morris Meyer to Isaac Leeser, April 2, 1847

Description

Three-page letter written in German from Morris Meyer in Charleston, South Carolina, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Meyer requests Leeser send him three prayer books according to the customs of Portuguese Jews, specifying details about their binding and price. He also requests a year's subscription to *The Occident*, discusses Leeser's successes, and mentions family matters, including his brother Dr. Meyer in Hannover and his brother-in-law Louis Spanier in Albany.

Subjects

Prayer books Portuguese Jewish customs Family matters

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF4_27

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

People

Sender: Morris Meyer

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 02, 1847

Hebrew: ט״ז בְּנִיסָן תר״ז

Places

From: Charleston

To: Philadelphia

Language

German

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Meyer, Morris, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Morris Meyer to Isaac Leeser;April 02, 1847.” (April 02, 1847). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff4_27 .