Letter from Solomon Soher to Isaac Leeser;May 26, 1857 Letter from Solomon Soher of Shougalo, Mississippi, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated May 26, 1857. Soher writes that he received Leeser's letter of May 4th, and is happy to hear of the formation of a new congregation. He states that he is unable to grant a loan due to his reduced circumstances and the small number of Jews in Mississippi. He discusses his subscriptions to Leeser's Occident, noting that a nephew will settle accounts in the summer. Soher mentions his advanced age (over eighty) and his focus on religious devotions. He requests that the address for the Occident be changed to his name.