Joint Letter Announcing Betrothal and Requesting Wedding Officiation

Metadata

Joint Letter Announcing Betrothal and Requesting Wedding Officiation

Description

Joint letter from J. S. Jacobson and Amelia E. Ulman to Isaac Leeser, written from Williamsport, PA on April 22, 1866. Jacobson announces his betrothal to Ulman and requests that Leeser officiate at their wedding. Ulman adds a brief postscript confirming the information and sending regards from her parents. The letter also contains updates on the Hebrew and German School and the Williamsport congregation, including the upcoming chartering of their new synagogue, "Beit HaShalom."

Subjects

Betrothal Synagogue Congregation Hebrew and German School

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF1_29

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

People

Sender: J. S. Jacobson, Amelia E. Ulman

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: April 22, 1866

Hebrew: ז׳ בְּאִיָיר תרכ״ו

Places

From: Williamsport

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Jacobson, J. S., Ulman, Amelia E., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from J. S. Jacobson and Amelia E. Ulman to Isaac Leeser;April 22, 1866.” (April 22, 1866). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff1_29.