Letter from E. Marcuson to Isaac Leeser;May 06, 1863 A one-page letter from E. Marcuson in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 6, 1863. Marcuson sends Leeser an article for possible publication in *The Occident*, expressing a lack of confidence in his own writing and asking Leeser to edit it. He also mentions a hope that the article will answer Christian accusations of Jewish superstition regarding the pronunciation of the divine name. The letter concludes with a request for Leeser's opinion on the article and an address for correspondence.
Letter from Uriah H. Judah to Isaac Leeser;December 10, 1847 Letter from Uriah H. Judah to Isaac Leeser. Judah received a letter from Mr. M. Reed and submitted it to a learned colleague for consideration for publication in the Occident. He states that his business matters prevent him from answering Reed's questions fully himself. Reed's letter, dated December 9, 1847, poses three questions regarding Judaism's role in spreading knowledge of God among idolatrous nations, the Jewish community's view of Christian Bible distribution, and the possibility of benevolent union between Jews and Christians beyond common secular benevolence.