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Letter from Henry Nathan and A. I. Dovale of Curaçao to Rev. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated November 9, 1849. Nathan writes to Leeser requesting that he add three dollars to the subscriptions for the relief of distressed brethren in Palestine. Dovale's letter, written from New York on December 11, 1849, states that he received a small amount of money from Nathan but is holding it until he hears back from Leeser on who is his agent in the city.

Letter from Morris J. Raphall to Isaac Leeser, written in New York City on February 17, 1861. Raphall discusses the plight of starving Jewish people in Jerusalem and introduces R. Abraham Nissan, who is traveling to the United States to raise funds for them. Raphall requests Leeser's support for Nissan's mission, both through personal connections and in the columns of *The Occident*. The letter mentions the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem.