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Envelope addressed to Rev. Isaac Leeser at 371 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. The envelope shows a notation indicating payment at 7 (possibly 7 cents).

Letter from J. L. Scripps, postmaster of Chicago, to the publisher of the Occident, informing them that their paper addressed to Joseph Peres and Morris Einstein in Joliet was not picked up and remains undelivered. Scripps requests that the paper be discontinued.

Letter from F. Cummings, Postmaster of Brownsville, Texas, to the editor of *The Occident*, informing them that the June issue of the magazine addressed to Joseph Block was not picked up from the Brownsville post office because Mr. Block had left for California.

Post Office notice informing the publisher of the Occident that mail addressed to J. H. Dessau, Gershom Nathan, and S. E. Rosenthal was not picked up from the New York City post office because the recipients had moved and their new addresses were unknown. The notice is signed by James Kelly.

Postmaster James W. Brannon writes to Isaac Leeser, editor of *The Occident and Jewish Advocate*, to inform him that the magazine sent to Mr. M. Nathan in Louisville, Kentucky has not been picked up and should be discontinued. The letter is marked "POST OFFICE BUSINESS" and "FREE".

Postmaster John Clayton informs the editor of *The Occident* that the paper addressed to Max Keller has not been picked up and remains in the office. He requests that the paper be discontinued. The reason given is that Keller has moved out West.

Jonathan Jessop, Postmaster of York, PA, informs Isaac Leeser that a copy of *The Occident* addressed to Jos. Libach & Bro. in York, PA, remains uncollected at the York Post Office and should be discontinued.

Post Office notice to the publisher of the Occident, regarding a refused paper directed to J. Rosenburg. The notice indicates that the paper was refused and not taken from the New Haven Post Office.

This letter, written by William Jackson, Postmaster of Syracuse, NY, informs the editor of the Occident, a periodical published in Philadelphia, PA, that a paper addressed to Jacob Stone had not been picked up from the Syracuse post office. The letter is dated June 8, 1853, and includes the reason for non-pickup as 'Refused'.