Letter from David Haart to Isaac Leeser Regarding Son Abraham, August 9, 1866

Metadata

Letter from David Haart to Isaac Leeser Regarding Son Abraham, August 9, 1866

Description

Letter from David Haart to Isaac Leeser expressing concern about his son Abraham, who has mental health issues and has been imposing on Leeser's kindness. Haart encloses $5 to repay Leeser for money he advanced to Abraham. Haart requests that Leeser refuse any further requests from Abraham and lecture him sternly if he sees him.

Subjects

Mental Illness Family relationships Financial assistance

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0144

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: David Haart

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: August 09, 1866

Hebrew: כ״ח בְּאָב תרכ״ו

Places

From: Trenton

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Haart, David, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from David Haart to Isaac Leeser;August 09, 1866.” (August 09, 1866). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0144 .