Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser, March 6, 1863

Metadata

Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser, March 6, 1863

Description

Six-page letter from Moses N. Nathan in Kingston, Jamaica, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, discussing various topics including the American Civil War, the price of printing materials, the state of Judaism in Jamaica, and a philological discussion. Nathan mentions his work as a schoolteacher, difficulties with the congregation's minister, and his conversations with Dr. Daniell, a British army officer with expertise in Africa. He also touches upon his correspondence with a Christian clergyman on biblical interpretation.

Subjects

American Civil War Judaism in Jamaica Biblical interpretation

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSTCAT_item99

Collection: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material

People

Sender: Moses N. Nathan

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: March 06, 1863

Hebrew: ט״ו בַּאֲדָר תרכ״ג

Places

From: Kingston

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Moses N. Nathan, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser;March 06, 1863.” (March 06, 1863). The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lstcat_item99 .