Letter from Samuel L. Bruel to Isaac Leeser;April 19, 1857 Letter from Samuel L. Bruel of Cincinnati, Ohio to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bruel encloses $6.00 for his and his son's subscriptions to *The Occident*. He also sends materials about religious affairs in Cincinnati, hoping Leeser will publish them in the magazine. Bruel requests edits for clarity and moderation of tone. The letter includes a postscript mentioning he will send a dollar bill later. The letter also includes newspaper clippings discussing religious matters in New York and Philadelphia, including a humorous piece on a community's reliance on legal scholars in New York for resolving a problem.