Letter from William Lanius to Isaac Leeser;March 31, 1857 Postmarked Stockton, CA, March 31, 1857. The letter is from William Lanius, Postmaster, to the editor of the Occident. Lanius informs the editor that a paper addressed to Messrs. Korenbaum & Joachimson was refused and not taken from the Stockton post office. The reason for refusal is marked as "Refused."
Letter from William M. Williams to Isaac Leeser;March 23, 1857 Letter from William M. Williams, postmaster of Augusta, Georgia, to the editor of the Occident and American Jewish Advocate in Philadelphia, explaining why a publication addressed to Mr. Isaac Levy was not picked up from the Augusta Post Office. The letter is marked "Refused" and includes a notation "Post Office Business" and a possibly related name, James M Levy.