Letter from M. Mayer to Isaac Leeser;June 10, 1856 Letter from Dr. M. Mayer in Charleston, South Carolina to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mayer addresses misunderstandings stemming from his correspondence with Dr. Ph's Zeitung des Judenthums, clarifying a passage and its translation. He defends his views on orthodoxy and criticizes Leeser's assessment of certain individuals. The letter also discusses the use of English hymns in synagogues, and Mayer mentions purchasing copies of Leeser's small bible for his Sunday School. Mayer includes a book he compiled with original compositions and translations, and requests two copies of Mendelssohn's Jerusalem.