Letter from Sig. Waterman to Isaac Leeser, July 19, 1849

Metadata

Letter from Sig. Waterman to Isaac Leeser, July 19, 1849

Description

A letter written in German from Sig. Waterman in New York City to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia on July 19, 1849. Waterman discusses his involvement with H. Frank's prayer book, clarifying that he only wrote original English prayers and did not translate German prayers as Frank had suggested. He also comments on the conflict between Frank and Leeser and on the state of the periodical Die Freunde. The letter is marked as private and not for publication.

Subjects

Prayer books Jewish periodicals American Judaism

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0131

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Sig. Waterman

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 19, 1849

Hebrew: כ״ט בְּתַמּוּז תר״ט

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Language

German

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Waterman, Sig., Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Sig. Waterman to Isaac Leeser;July 19, 1849.” (July 19, 1849). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0131 .