Letter from Simon Joseph to Isaac Leeser;November 13, 1866 This letter from Simon Joseph to Isaac Leeser, dated November 13, 1866, discusses the writer's desire to learn more about Jewish history beyond the Old Testament. Joseph expresses a strong belief in the Old Testament but seeks English books to enlighten him on subsequent history and clarify information he has heard about Jesus Christ from various sources. The letter, written in Philadelphia, is penned on two pages of a single sheet of lined letter paper. The top left corner is damaged.