Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser, November 29, 1851

Metadata

Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser, November 29, 1851

Description

Two-page letter from Isaac Mayer in Augusta, Georgia, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mayer encloses an order for $42.29 for books, discusses subscriptions to Leeser's *Occident*, and describes the challenges of maintaining a Jewish community in Augusta, expressing his intention to move to Philadelphia in the fall for the sake of his children's religious education. The letter includes a small table detailing the financial transactions.

Subjects

Fundraising Jewish education American Jewish community

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSTCAT_item24

Collection: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material

People

Sender: Isaac Mayer Wise

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: November 29, 1851

Hebrew: ה׳ בְּכִסְלֵו תרי״ב

Places

From: Augusta

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Mayer Wise, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Isaac Mayer to Isaac Leeser;November 29, 1851.” (November 29, 1851). The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lstcat_item24 .