Letter from M. Kuttner to Isaac Leeser, June 6, 1862

Metadata

Letter from M. Kuttner to Isaac Leeser, June 6, 1862

Description

Letter from M. Kuttner in St. Louis, Missouri to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kuttner sends Leeser $15 for books sold and requests 3 or 4 dozen Hebrew readers. He describes difficult economic times in St. Louis and mentions the observance of the Sabbath in his German congregation. He also notes a Bar Mitzvah celebration in which he used Leeser's book, and indicates that Mr. Straus may write to Leeser about it. The letter is written in German, with some Hebrew words included.

Subjects

Finance Jewish Religious observance German-Jewish Community

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF9_14

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

People

Sender: M. Kuttner

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: June 06, 1862

Hebrew: ח׳ בְּסִיוָן תרכ״ב

Places

From: St. Louis

To: Philadelphia

Languages

Yiddish English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Kuttner, M., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from M. Kuttner to Isaac Leeser;June 06, 1862.” (June 06, 1862). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff9_14 .