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Letter from J. Solis Cohen, acting secretary of Congregation Beth El Emeth, to the President and Officers of Congregation Mikveh Israel, requesting them to appoint a committee to meet with a similar committee from Beth El Emeth to discuss holding periodical meetings of ministers for study and consultation, and to form a religious union among Philadelphia's Israelites. The letter details the resolution passed by the Beth El Emeth trustees on June 23rd, and names the committee members appointed by Beth El Emeth: Messrs. A. T. Jones, Herman Van Beil, and Revd. Isaac Leeser. The meeting was to be held on Sunday, June 20th, in the committee room of the Franklin Street synagogue.

A letter from Jacob J. Peres in Memphis, Tennessee to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated July 16, 1862. Peres requests that Leeser place an advertisement in his newspaper for Congregation Beth El Emeth, seeking a Hazan, Shohet, and Bal Horah. He also requests that the Jewish Messenger copy the advertisement and send the bill to the Occident.