Letter from Jeanette Elkus to Isaac Leeser;January 01, 1862 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Jeanette Elkus to Isaac Leeser;January 01, 1862

Author

Jeanette Elkus

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

1 January 1862

Location(s)

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 2 page(s) on 1 sheet(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Hebrew

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

content

Denekamp the
1862
My beloved uncle!
Now I find me obliged my dear to answer you on your writing; and hope that you may read these rules in the best situation. As for me I am as well as heart can wish; although one is not always in the best order that is naturally; then the man is submitted to all; and one is often troubled with many distempers, but that is all ordered so trough the omnipotence of our heavenly Father; and if one is troubled sometimes through some adversity one must think all what God does is weldone. Now my dear uncle I must make you mention, that when we have received your portrait it maked us a great joy what you well can think; and I thank you with all my heart that you have had the goodness as to send it us. Now can I see you, and if I regard it I wished you were by us then could I look you yet better; but I am also content with your picture when it can not others. Now I can write you yet my news. In the month of May a dread,ful fire hitted the city of Enschede (what is situated four hour from us), the whole city is destoryed; no single house is delivered. My father, my sister and I have been there to see also these desolation, but what a terrible sight! all men are out of the city and here and there divulged. The number of houses what is

about twelve hundred, three church and one church of the Israelites; all the sephers are retrieved. My dear uncle you have nothing written from my picture how it liked you; write it me now if you please. Your books what you send me come well over every month and I read in it yet often with great pleasure. At this moment I now nothing more to write you, another time more thus I must now finish with this and I hope that it may be sufficient to you. Farewell my dear uncle, and wish to receive speedy from you a great letter. Many times saluted from me and with this I make the end; and I am with all reverence
Your affectionate niece
Jeanette Elkus
Hebrew

Identifier

LSKAP0265

Date

1862-01-01