Letter from Jonas P. Levy to Isaac Leeser, January 23, 1860
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Letter from Jonas P. Levy to Isaac Leeser, January 23, 1860
Description
Letter from Jonas P. Levy in Washington, D.C., to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding a request for a Hazan to open Congress with prayer. Levy declines the request due to the Hazan's inability to speak English and inquires about Leeser's availability and terms for the position. The letter also includes a postscript requesting a specific amount of something (unclear from the text).
Subjects
Other Details
Type: Letter
Identifier: LSDCBx2FF7_4
Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries
People
Sender: Jonas P. Levy
Recipient: Isaac Leeser
Dates
Gregorian: January 23, 1860
Hebrew: כ״ח בְּטֵבֵת תר״כ
Places
From: Washington, D.C.
To: Philadelphia
Language
English
Citation
Please cite this item as:
Levy, Jonas P., Isaac Leeser.
“Letter from Jonas P. Levy to Isaac Leeser;January 23, 1860.”
(January 23, 1860). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries.
Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff7_4 .