Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser, August 16, 1858

Metadata

Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser, August 16, 1858

Description

Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser discussing the sale of copies of Leeser's Bible, a recent visit from Dr. Wise, and Peixotto's studies of Jewish history and religion. Peixotto mentions Dr. Wise's sermon and differing opinions on his views of Judaism. He also expresses difficulty finding resources for his studies and requests feedback on a question from a previous letter.

Subjects

Religious Studies Jewish History Bible

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF5_24

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

People

Sender: Benjamin Franklin Peixotto

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: August 16, 1858

Hebrew: ו׳ בֶּאֱלוּל תרי״ח

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;August 16, 1858.” (August 16, 1858). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff5_24 .