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).

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Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF7_4

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

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Dates

Gregorian: January 23, 1860

Hebrew: כ״ח בְּטֵבֵת תר״כ

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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 .