Letter from Henry Illoway to Isaac Leeser, August 21, 1865

Metadata

Letter from Henry Illoway to Isaac Leeser, August 21, 1865

Description

Henry Illoway writes to Isaac Leeser from New Orleans on August 21, 1865, explaining his father's absence and the delay in sending information about his departure from the local congregation. He encloses a report prepared by a friend for publication in Leeser's journal. The letter also includes a postscript with observations about a candidate preacher, Mr. Wechsler, who preached sermons in English and German. Illoway comments on Wechsler's style of preaching and the candidate's claims.

Subjects

Congregational affairs Religious leadership Jewish Community in New Orleans

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSKAP0228

Collection: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

People

Sender: Henry Illowy

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: August 21, 1865

Hebrew: כ״ט בְּאָב תרכ״ה

Places

From: New Orleans

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Hebrew

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Illowy, Henry, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Illowy to Isaac Leeser;August 21, 1865.” (August 21, 1865). Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lskap0228 .