Letter from Simeon N. Leo to Isaac Leeser Regarding a Fundraiser for a Jewish Asylum, 1864

Metadata

Letter from Simeon N. Leo to Isaac Leeser Regarding a Fundraiser for a Jewish Asylum, 1864

Description

Letter from Simeon N. Leo, Insurance, Note and Exchange Broker, of New York City, to Isaac Leeser, editor of the Occident in Philadelphia. Leo encloses a ticket to an entertainment to raise funds for an asylum for the aged and infirm of the Jewish persuasion. The letter mentions the association has been in existence for two years and has a large balance in the treasury. The letter is dated January 8th, 1864.

Subjects

Aged and infirm Asylums Jewish philanthropy

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0125

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Simeon N. Leo

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: January 01, 1864

Hebrew: כ״ב בְּטֵבֵת תרכ״ד

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Leo, Simeon N., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Simeon N. Leo to Isaac Leeser;January 01, 1864.” (January 01, 1864). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0125 .