Subject: Unknown Subject

A resolution disavowing any connection with a pamphlet entitled "A Review of the late controversy between the Revd Isaac Leeser and the congregation "Mickva Israel," published without the congregation's authority or cognizance. The resolution expresses high respect for Revd Isaac Leeser's religious principles, uprightness, and private character, and requests the Parnass to provide him with a copy of the resolution under the Congregation's seal.

This letter is written in Yiddish and contains two sections. The first section is a personal letter from Selig, son of Jacob, to his cousin Isaac, expressing his well wishes and briefly describing his current situation. The second section is a formal letter from Z. Phillips, enclosing a resolution from the Congregation Mickve Israel, offering Isaac Leeser the position of Hazan for five years at a salary of one thousand dollars. A copy of the resolution is included, along with a note from Id. Gratz, the secretary, further explaining the details of the engagement. The letter includes two different dates; one written in the Gregorian calendar and the other in the Hebrew calendar.