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Envelope to Isaac Leeser from Sir Moses Montefiore;March 24, 1858 Envelope to Isaac Leeser from Sir Moses Montefiore;March 24, 1858

Envelope addressed to Rev. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA. The address includes the notation "Philadelphia, America." The reverse side indicates that the inside is blank except for the inside flap. The inside flap contains the inscription "with Sir Moses Montefiore Es Complts / with Sir Moses Montefiore's Com". There is also an upside down inscription of "Blützen" at the bottom of the envelope and a wax seal.

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Letter from Joshua I. Cohen to Isaac Leeser;September 10, 1848 Letter from Joshua I. Cohen to Isaac Leeser;September 10, 1848

Letter from Joshua I. Cohen to Isaac Leeser from Baltimore, MD to Philadelphia, PA on September 10, 1848. Cohen thanks Leeser for something received and discusses various matters, including a possible inscription, a lady's suitability as a match, a Hebrew and English vocabulary book, a name selection for Eddy's child, and the upcoming consecration of a new synagogue. The letter is written in English with some Hebrew phrases included. It also mentions a visit to Newport and the writer's family.

Letter from Maria Morris to Isaac Leeser;February 20, 1848 Letter from Maria Morris to Isaac Leeser;February 20, 1848

Maria Morris writes to Isaac Leeser from Petersburg, Virginia, requesting that he compose an inscription in Hebrew and English for her late husband's tombstone. She requests that he send the inscription by mail to Petersburg. The husband's Hebrew name is mentioned as being known to Leeser from his time in the Synagogue. He died June 3rd, 1847 at age 75.

Letter from Simon B. Kahnweiler to Isaac Leeser;December 31, 1856 Letter from Simon B. Kahnweiler to Isaac Leeser;December 31, 1856

Letter from Simon B. Kahnweiler, chairman of the Ways & Means Committee of the True Brothers Society in Wilmington, North Carolina, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, requesting a suitable inscription in Hebrew or English for the gate of their cemetery. The letter specifies that the inscription should fit within an arch and be sent on a separate paper so it can be sent to the founder for casting.