Letter from Isaac Straus to Isaac Leeser;November 15, 1849 Letter from Isaac Straus in Albany, NY, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, PA, dated November 15, 1849. Straus describes his recent move to America, the loss of three children, and his search for a rabbinical position. He requests Leeser to mention him in his periodical, *The Occident*, to help him find a suitable position.