Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser, May 6, 1857

Metadata

Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser, May 6, 1857

Description

Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser discussing the financial difficulties of Peixotto's congregation in Cleveland and their inability to contribute to a fundraising effort in Philadelphia. Peixotto expresses his regret at not being able to help and offers to serve as an agent for Leeser's journal, *The Occident*, in Cleveland. He also shares personal news about his family's health and expresses joy at Leeser's return to the ministry in Philadelphia.

Subjects

Fundraising Congregational finance Jewish communal life in Cleveland

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF4_37

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

People

Sender: Benjamin Franklin Peixotto

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: May 06, 1857

Hebrew: י״ב בְּאִיָיר תרי״ז

Places

From: Cleveland

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Benjamin Franklin Peixotto, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser;May 06, 1857.” (May 06, 1857). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff4_37 .