Letter from A. Guinzburg to William B. Hackenberg;May 18, 1868
- Title
- Letter from A. Guinzburg to William B. Hackenberg;May 18, 1868
- Author
- A. Guinzburg
- Contributor
- William B. Hackenberg
- Format
- Letter. 4 page(s) on 4 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Physical Characteristics
- Lined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Rochester May 18th 1868.
Wm. B. Hackenberg. Esq
Philadelphia
Dear Sir,
I have received last Friday, your note dated April 1st, in which you inform me, that, I owe for Subscription to the Occident, twenty-two (22) dollars.
I consider in my duty, out of respect to you, and the other Executors of the late Rev Mr Leeser; to state to you, that, this charge is entirely mistaken, and I am highly suprised at this demand.
About nineteen years ago, when I was Rabbi of Baltimore, Rev. Mr Leeser paid me a visit; we
became acquainted and befriended; and he offered to send me gratu-ously, his periodical; and requested me to send him, now and then, some article, which I did. During this whole time, I never was asked for any pay, and never did pay anything; for otherwise my limited income, would not have allowed me, to be a subscriber.
When I read the sad news, that my good, old friend, was taken from this life, and his periodical shall be continued by Mr Sulzberger, I thought, first to inform that gentleman to discontinue the sending of it; as I have not the pleasure of being acquainted with him, and of
course, cannot expect of him, to send me as his predecessor did gratuously; but after mature reflection, I thought this might be considered as an offence, against the successor; but under no consideration, would my pecuniary circumstances allow me, to pay for all the Jewish papers, which are sent to me.
I hope this explanation will satisfy you and your colleagues.
Most Respectfully &c.
A. Guinzburg
per Tillie Guinzburg
all right MBH
Guinzberg was a dead head - Identifier
- LSTCAT_item112
- Date
- 1868-05-18
Part of Letter from A. Guinzburg to William B. Hackenberg;May 18, 1868
A. Guinzburg, “Letter from A. Guinzburg to William B. Hackenberg;May 18, 1868”, 1868-05-18, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/65939