Letter from I. Wolf to Isaac Leeser Regarding Attorney Oaths and the State of the Jewish Community, February 18, 1867

Metadata

Letter from I. Wolf to Isaac Leeser Regarding Attorney Oaths and the State of the Jewish Community, February 18, 1867

Description

Letter from I. Wolf and Hart & Co. to Isaac Leeser discussing the oath taken by attorneys in the District of Columbia after the Civil War. Wolf mentions a change in the oath since the war, and that the oath alluded to in a Maryland trial predates this change. He expresses his frustration with the lack of interest in legal matters among Israelites, contrasting it with their focus on money. Wolf also states he is writing an article for the Occident.

Subjects

Civil War oaths Legal profession American Jewish community

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx3FF2_5

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

People

Sender: Simon Wolf , Hart & Co. Wolf

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: February 18, 1867

Hebrew: י״ג בַּאֲדָר א׳ תרכ״ז

Places

From: Washington, D.C.

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Simon Wolf, Wolf, Hart & Co., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from I. Wolf and Hart & Co. Wolf to Isaac Leeser;February 18, 1867.” (February 18, 1867). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx3ff2_5 .