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Letter from Benjamin Emanuel to Isaac Leeser concerning payments received in advance for Leeser's *Occident*. Emanuel lists several individuals who have prepaid for subscriptions and includes a sum total of payments received. He also mentions that the Occident does not arrive regularly to all subscribers. The letter includes a table summarizing payments received from various subscribers, detailing the amount received from each individual. The letter also mentions issues with the Memphis post office discarding refused mail.

Letter from Benjamin Franklin Peixotto to Isaac Leeser concerning a mistakenly sent subscription payment of three dollars. Peixotto explains that the payment was initially sent to Mr. Robt Lyon in New York by Mr. Ger A Davis at the request of a person who had difficulty speaking English and misunderstood the difference between "As" and "Ox." The letter clarifies the situation and forwards the corrected payment from Mr. G. Straus, who also requests discontinuation of his subscription.

Letter from David Labatt in New Orleans to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia listing subscribers and amounts paid for subscriptions. The letter includes a table detailing payments received and notes on some individuals who deny their subscriptions. Labatt also discusses his summer plans, his brother's efforts to increase subscriptions, and a copy of the Occident.

This letter from E. L. Linse to Reverend Isaac Leeser discusses financial matters related to the *Occident*. A table details payments received, including cash, payments from individuals (George Philip, A. A. Ezekiel, George Phillips, George Ellen, Naumburg, N. Greenwald, S. Lyons, Weiller, Anker, Sternberger, J. Nathans, J. Saller, Rosenbaum, Rev. I. Morais, and Holland Cass), and the total amount received. Additional names are listed on page 2, including some written upside down.

Letter from Gustavus Poznanski to Isaac Leeser regarding the insertion of a circular in the Occident magazine. Poznanski requests clarification on why the circular appeared in both the December and January issues, questioning the need to pay for more than one insertion. He also inquires about his subscription payment to the Occident, which he made to Mr. S. Hart in Charleston on October 9th, 1859.

A one-page letter from I. Lopez in New York City to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Lopez encloses three dollars for a subscription to *The Occident* and mentions paying Mr. Handford for a Bible.

Two-page letter written by J. E. Myers from Portsmouth, VA to William B. Hackenberg in Philadelphia, PA on July 15, 1868. Myers encloses a draft for $8.00 for a two-year subscription to *The Occident*. The letter also requests a receipt.

Letter from J. N. Cardoza to Isaac Leeser regarding an outstanding payment for school books and subscriptions to *The Occident*. Cardoza also discusses his efforts to procure subscribers for *The Occident* in St. Paul, Minnesota. He mentions his interactions with Mr. Marcuson and W. M., and shares family news and his reading of the *Jews & Inquisition*.

Letter from Josephine Etting to Isaac Leeser inquiring about a subscription payment for *The Occident* and requesting a change of address. Etting mentions plans to visit Philadelphia and see Leeser.

Letter from L. H. Levingston to Isaac Leeser regarding a three-dollar subscription payment for *The Occident* for the year 1850. The letter is written on one page of a single sheet of lined letter paper.

A two-page letter written by M. I. Cohen from Baltimore, Maryland to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 5, 1847. Cohen encloses three dollars for his subscription to *The Occident* from April 1847 to March 1848.

This letter consists of two separate notes written to Isaac Leeser. The first, from M. Markwell of Berlin, Wisconsin, encloses payment for a subscription to *The Occident*. The second, from Levi M. Lavenberg, formerly of Yazoo City, Mississippi, requests that his subscription be stopped and inquires about Hebrew books according to the German and Polish minhagim.

Letter from M. R. Miller to Isaac Leeser, written in Senecaville, OH on May 16, 1867. Miller encloses $4.00 for his subscription to *The Occident*. He mentions the delay in receiving the current month's issue and expresses gratitude for Leeser's "eminently liberal" approach to publishing his writings on the Crucifixion. He also sends regards to M. S. and jokingly suggests that M. S. should give notice if he desires another debate.

Letter from Nathan Abeles to Isaac Leeser regarding subscriptions for *The Occident*, including payment from several individuals and a request for information about outstanding payments from previous years. Abeles mentions forwarding the subscription money from Messrs. J. Newmark, Abraham Jacobs, S. Lichtenstein, Abeles & Kohn, David Levison, and E. S. Block. He also notes that E. S. Block wishes to receive all numbers of the second volume of *The Occident* sent to him in Louisiana, Missouri. The letter includes a postscript where Abeles, as the successor to Leeser's former agent, Mr. A. Latz, requests a list of individuals who owe money for past subscriptions, hoping to collect on their behalf. The letter includes names of the officers of some organization(s): H. H. Cohen (President), David Levison (Treasurer), Henry Hanes, I. Mandelbaum, and Joseph Kohn.

A letter from Phineas Moses to Isaac Leeser discussing a draft for three years' subscription to *The Occident*. Moses also sends his and his wife's best wishes.

Letter from S Freedman & Bros. to Rev. Mr. I. Leeser regarding a $3 subscription for *The Occident*. The letter includes a request to send the publication to the address of the undersigned.

One-page letter written by Solomon Soher from Shongolo to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated April 24, 1867. Soher discusses a subscription to Leeser's weekly publication, inquiring about the amount owed and requesting future delivery to be directed to himself in Shongolo.

Letter from Wolf Dreyfus of Zanesville, Ohio, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, discussing payment for subscriptions to *The Occident*, and requesting payment from Mr. Mach and Mr. Mayers. Dreyfus also asks Leeser to write to Mr. Mayers in Kentucky to collect the payment. The letter mentions 15 numbers of *The Occident* and a sum of $6.

A one-page letter in which the author apologizes for a delayed subscription payment and encloses three dollars.