Philadelphia News and Social Updates: Isaac Leeser to Zalma Rehine, June 18, 1835

Metadata

Philadelphia News and Social Updates: Isaac Leeser to Zalma Rehine, June 18, 1835

Description

Three-page handwritten letter from Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia to Zalma Rehine in Baltimore, dated June 18, 1835 (21 Sivan 5595). Leeser recounts social events, including weddings and a recent Bar Mitzvah, and mentions various individuals and their activities in Philadelphia. He discusses his teaching and a recent address he gave on education. The letter also contains numerical notations, possibly accounting or bookkeeping entries, written sideways on the last page.

Subjects

Philadelphia social life Jewish community of Philadelphia American Jewish Life

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSTCAT_item27

Collection: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material

People

Sender: Isaac Leeser

Recipient: Zalma Rehine

Dates

Gregorian: June 18, 1835

Hebrew: כ״א בְּסִיוָן תקצ״ה

Places

From: Philadelphia

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Isaac Leeser, Zalma Rehine. “Letter from Isaac Leeser to Zalma Rehine;June 18, 1835.” (June 18, 1835). The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lstcat_item27 .