Letter from Alfred T. Jones to Isaac Leeser Regarding Prayer During Times of Trouble

Metadata

Letter from Alfred T. Jones to Isaac Leeser Regarding Prayer During Times of Trouble

Description

Letter from Alfred T. Jones to Isaac Leeser, written in Philadelphia on September 16, 1862. Jones informs Leeser that the Secretary of the Congress has accepted Leeser's draft of prayer, with one exception, to be read on Sabbaths and holy days during times of trouble. The letter is printed on letterhead for Stein & Jones Printing & Lithographic Establishment, located at the southeast corner of Third and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.

Subjects

Congressional prayer Civil War Philadelphia

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF9_31

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

People

Sender: Alfred T. Jones

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 16, 1862

Hebrew: כ״א בֶּאֱלוּל תרכ״ב

Places

From: Philadelphia

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Alfred T. Jones, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Alfred T. Jones to Isaac Leeser;September 16, 1862.” (September 16, 1862). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff9_31 .