Donation for Beth El Synagogue and Curaçao Exhibition Announcement

Metadata

Donation for Beth El Synagogue and Curaçao Exhibition Announcement

Description

Letter from B. De Cafferes Jr. in Curacao to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated February 13, 1858. De Cafferes writes to Leeser regarding a donation of forty dollars collected from friends for the new Beth El Synagogue in Philadelphia. He mentions a previous remittance of $68 and explains the delay in sending the current donation due to his absence from home. He also discusses an upcoming exhibition on April 19th, the proceeds of which will be distributed among the Israelite, Protestant, and Catholic communities. The letter mentions the names of individuals involved in organizing the exhibition. The letter includes a wax seal.

Subjects

Beth El Synagogue Curacao Charitable Donations

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF5_3

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

People

Sender: B., Jr. De Casseres

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: February 13, 1858

Hebrew: כ״ט בִּשְׁבָט תרי״ח

Places

From: Curaçao

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

De Casseres, B., Jr., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Jr. B. De Casseres to Isaac Leeser;February 13, 1858.” (February 13, 1858). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff5_3 .