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Circular from the Committee for the Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Reverend Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The circular announces the tenth anniversary celebration of the Home, to be held on Sunday, January 8, 1865, at the Masonic Hall on St. Charles Street. The celebration will include a prayer by Reverend H. Edinger, an oration by Mr. David Goldman, recitations by orphans under the tuition of Miss Julia Hart, and musical performances by Messrs. Oliviera and Grueling. The circular lists the members of the committee.

A letter from I. L. Crawcour in New Orleans to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, requesting a set of prayer books for his wife, Myrtilla Crawcour. The letter mentions the writer's lack of positive news and hopes for a better future year. The letter is dated September 6, 1865, and written on two pages of one sheet.

Letter from S. Edinger in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Reverend Dr. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, requesting three dozen Hebrew primers and a bill to be sent via Adams Express. The letter is dated November 20, 1865, and includes a postscript with a specific address for delivery: No. 337 Dryader Street, corner of Clio.

Letter from T.O. and Isaac Hart of New Orleans to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Hart writes that he was unable to pack Leeser's books himself and that the person who did so sent all that he found, including some books by Isaac Wise and a set of German prayers that were not Leeser's publications. Hart requests that Leeser return any books that do not belong to him. He expresses his hurt at not receiving *The Occident* and states his willingness to pay for it. A separate note discusses attendance at several synagogues in New Orleans during Rosh Hashanah, mentioning lectures given by Gutheim and Illoway and describing the Polish synagogue and cemetery. The letter mentions the Rampart Congregation's new cemetery wall and the purchase of family lots.