Letter from J. W. Parsons to Isaac Leeser;January 24, 1855 Letter from J. W. Parsons in Smyrna, GA to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA, dated January 24, 1855. Parsons describes his travels as a missionary to the Jews of the A.B.C.F.M. in Turkey, including his time in Thessalonica and Constantinople. He discusses the Jewish populations in various locations and mentions receiving a copy of Leeser's periodical, The Occident, expressing his interest in obtaining back issues.