Letter from A. Ansell to Isaac Leeser;February 13, 1849 A. Ansell, Secretary of the Buffalo Hebrew Congregation Beth El, writes to Reverend Isaac Leeser to inform him of the establishment of their congregation and requests that he advertise it in *The Occident*. The letter includes a list of the congregation's officers and members, and a request for a subscription to *The Occident* from the congregation's president, Abraham Jacobs. The letter is sealed with wax.