Letter from Isidor Bush;August 26, 1852 Advertisement requesting donations to build a house of worship for the Jewish Congregation B'ne Brith in St. Louis, Missouri. The congregation, formed three years prior and composed of recently immigrated young Israelites, had already purchased land for the building and cemetery but lacked sufficient funds to construct the building. The letter appeals to individual Israelites and congregations across America for financial contributions or interest-free loans repayable within three years.
Letter from M. M. (Mordecai Manuel) Noah|S. M. Isaacs to This document is a letter recommending the undertaking of Mr. J. Bush to fellow believers. It includes a list of names and locations of endorsers, and discusses the increasing number of German Jewish immigrants to the United States and their potential influence. The letter also mentions contributions and correspondence expected from well-known Jewish scholars and publicists from Europe. The text is partially in German and partially in English, and some words are difficult to decipher due to poor handwriting or printing quality. The last section of the letter is incomplete.