Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851
- Title
- Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851
- Author
- Isidor Bush
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Format
- Letter. 2 page(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
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32 E
St. Louis, January 6, 1851.
Rev. Isaac Leeser, Phila.
Dear Sir:
I am missing your publication of the Occident and I don't know what caused you to stop sending it to me.
In an earlier letter I offered you a magnificent Sepher Torah which I had in New York with Mr. Petschan, to show you that I would like to pay my debt to you for sold and unsold books of your publishing company. I also had in mind to send my dues for your Occident. However, the struggle of a beginner who is fighting for his mere existence, as well as my insufficient speaking and writing knowledge of the English language prevented me to do so.
I had moreover the bad fortune to be cheated by Mr. DeYoung of New York. I have sold to Mr. DeYoung, on Rosh Ha-Shana, 1850, an order of Sefarin and Tallith, the whole for $70. He gave me $10. cash and a money order for three months for $60. I gave this money order to my printer, Mr. Muhlhauser in New York, but he could not cash it up to this day. In spite of my very small means and the hardships, and in spite of the fact that Mr. Muhlhauser did not press for his money, I paid him. I am anxious to fulfill my obligation to you too and I would have done it long ago if it would have been possible without endangering my young business. Some of your books however, are still unsold and some I have sold to people who have not paid up to now.
I therefore offer you the money order of Mr. DeYoung. You knew him and trusted him, with money affairs. Mr. Levy, (who has a clothing store on Chatham Street) vouches that he is honest and that he would entrust him with $500. (The president of the congre-gation recommends him. This may be the same man as Mr. Levy. ESC) For several years Mr. DeYoung was also in charge of taking in the money from the members of the Congregation, which was one of the reasons I gave him credit.
I don't want you to buy the money order, but to cause Mr. DeYoung to cash it and you can deduct your amount (321. according to my book) I also authorize you to settle with Mr. DeYoung as far as time is concerned and if he wants to pay cash to accept even $40. instead of $60. I would request only the surplus money over $21.
With your honorable standing, your acquaintance and your influence, you should have no trouble at all, while neither I in St. Louis nor my agent in NewYork, can do a thing in this matter. So if you have any prospect of getting the money, you may use the enclosed letter to Mr. Dornitzer to obtain the money order.
Should you not wish to accept this offer then you may choose and receive books of my publishing company for the same amount, which Mr. Petschan in New York has on consignment, (after ? deducting 1/3 discount from the list price.
I hope that my offers will show you that I really mean to pay as good as I can. Should your journal continue I would appreciate
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your sending it to me. Eventually, I would contribute an article worthy of printing.
Wishing you a happy and long life in noble action for our brothers in faith.
I am
Cordially yours,
ISIDOR BUSH
Mr. Isaac Leeser, Editor of the Occident, etc. etc. Philadelphia, Pa.
Letter addressed to Mr. H. Dornister, New York, Cigar Store 165 Canal Street, requesting him to turn over note for $60. of Mr. DeYoung to Mr. Isaac Leeser.
Leeser, evidently, did not care to collect Bush's debt in this way. - Identifier
- LSDCBx1FF8_9
- Date
- 1851-01-06
Part of Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851
Isidor Bush, “Letter from Isidor Bush to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851”, 1851-01-06, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/65294