Letter from Denekamp Regarding the Civil War

Metadata

Letter from Denekamp Regarding the Civil War

Description

A three-page handwritten letter, in English and Hebrew, from an unknown correspondent in Denekamp to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The writer expresses concern for Leeser's safety amid reports of Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania towns being declared in a state of siege, and also shares news of a death in the family. The letter is written in English and includes sections written in Hebrew.

Subjects

American Civil War Pennsylvania Denekamp

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF9_40

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

People

Sender: —

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 28, 1862

Hebrew: א׳ בְּאָב תרכ״ב

Places

From: Denekamp

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser. “Letter to Isaac Leeser;July 28, 1862.” (July 28, 1862). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff9_40 .