Letter from Bernhard Henry Gotthelf to Isaac Leeser, March 30, 1851

Metadata

Letter from Bernhard Henry Gotthelf to Isaac Leeser, March 30, 1851

Description

Letter from Bernhard Henry Gotthelf to Isaac Leeser, written in Louisville, KY on March 30, 1851. Gotthelf discusses the sales of prayer books, collecting for the Occident, and advertising Leeser's bible. He also mentions difficulties in obtaining new subscribers for the Occident and details his interactions with potential subscribers. The letter also includes a discussion of Gotthelf's relationship with his former congregation and his hope for Leeser's re-election. Finally, the letter notes that future correspondence will include information on advertisement costs and potentially material for publication in the Occident.

Subjects

Sales of prayer books Occident (newspaper) Bible advertising

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx9FF14_12

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

People

Sender: Bernard Henry Gotthelf

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: March 30, 1851

Hebrew: כ״ו בַּאֲדָר ב׳ תרי״א

Places

From: Louisville

To: Philadelphia

Language

Yiddish

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Bernard Henry Gotthelf, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Bernhard Henry Gotthelf to Isaac Leeser;March 30, 1851.” (March 30, 1851). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx9ff14_12 .