Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;October 20, 1854
- Title
- Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;October 20, 1854
- Author
- Abraham de Sola
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 20 October 1854
- Format
- Letter. 3 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3vd6pr09/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3vd6pr09
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Montreal 20 Oct 54.
Rev. Isaac Leeser
Dear Sir
I have been quite unable to answer your favor of 12th inst until now, having had so many calls upon my leisure—not the least pleasant of which was the arrival here of my brother from London.Your reply with reference to the publishing of school books is certainly satisfactory so far as your willingness to unite with me in the undertaking is concerned, but permit me to say it is less so with reference to other points. You say when you have returned from your collecting tour you will be able to speak more positively as to what can be done in the matter of printing school books; Am I to understand that your willingness to go on depends upon your success in collecting? Please recollect in the matter of Templo's Grammar that it is not pleasant for me to appear laboring so many months in advertisement to produce a Leão (Templo) and yet not even producing a mouse nor, perhaps, would it be quite right to withdraw my advt unless I announced there would certainly appear jointly that book or one similar—whether Leesers or Templo's would not much matter so that we had the one best adapted for schools that at least one person expects the book Templo
and has paid for it the enclosed will testify. Please return me Mr Alexander's letter in your next favor. Do you know him?
I would beg to ask you one question, do you object to increase “the burthen under which you stagger” by “going halves” as the school boys say in producing only Templos book or a Hebrew Grammar. Without involving either of us to any large amount we show that we are in the full with the right article and we shall have made a commencement. I do not say we should print before you return “about Purim time” but I do think that before you commence your trip I would find it very acceptable were the public notified of a contemplated joint publica of a Heb. Gram. as a positive thing; and as a thing not so positive, but dependent upon the support they extend to the plan—inform them of the projected issue of the other books named. A comprehensive good Hebrew Grammar is unquestionably wanted—we have Nerurtz's? but it is too large and expensive, Newmans is too meagre and too badly arranged, all others in the English language by Jews or Christians for Jewish schools are in my estimation worth nichts I have no fear that any of the books I before referred to will not make their way & expenses support before hand I do not like to solicit. I would therefore much like to hear that you
are disposed to make announcement in your next Occ. that out we will come and that I may be enabled to withdraw my advertisement from the Asmonean & supply #c notification of Templo's appear-ance under altered circumstances. You say you do not know the books. I could send it you on by express to look at. It requires a little alteration of arrangement and will make about 70 pages ?. I think it a good book so do many others, my brother among them—but I would of course like your opinion.
I am sorry you were not here Hebrew. I should be much pleased if next year, D. L. you extend your visit and come to us. I should be very glad to hear you read what portion of the prayers you prefer while in exchange I could myself stand Hebrew as said the ? lingue of our friend. What I can do for your Bibles defence I will. I don't know why the Oc. comes late, but it comes late. Mrs S? Joseph is sullen? and I believe proposes taking a trip south. The prayer books being too late I can be explained by the party's altering his mind that a set cost “viel geld” and a secondhand one could be got cheaper—hence the excuse “too late when Hebrew was only a week off and no books had arrived. It is not the first time ? have changed their minds after ordering my fathers'. I must close though I have more to write Hoping to hear soon from you I am
Yours truly
Abraham de Sola
will you please have the
enclosed to Miss Gratz? - Identifier
- LSDCBx2FF1_88
- Date
- 1854-10-20
Part of Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;October 20, 1854
Abraham de Sola, “Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;October 20, 1854”, 1854-10-20, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/66100