Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;July 05, 1848 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;July 05, 1848

Author

Aaron Wolff

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Location(s)

Saint Thomas

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 1 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Physical Characteristics

Lined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

St. Thomas 5 July 1848
Revd Mr Leeser
My Dr Sir
Accompanying this letter you have the manuscript copy of the Laws for the Government of the Congregation of the Island which is entrusted to your care for printing, we require five hundred copies & wish them printed in pamphlet form neatly done up & executed with dispatch. I have assured my colleagues that you would execute the order for a moderate price. We could have them done for $50 here this we considered too much—you will please send them by 2 opportunities each with 250 copies.
The slaves in the Danish Colonies were liberated on the 3d Jun at St. Croix, & yesterday here & St Johns, the Govern-ment at St Croix was faced by a demonstration of 7000 slaves the opposing face very inadequate, it was unexpected by the Government & Inhabitants & appeared an organized affair, some excesses were committed there the particulars of which we have not received. I am happy to state that it went off well here, the liberated only singing through the streets 8 July the excesses in St Croix are lamentable, after the people were freed they became lawless, destroying property in every way setting fire & what could not be destroyed in this way, they did so wantonly by knocking in the heads of the Puncheons of Rum & molasses selling the ? of sugar over precipices thereby ? them & sending the sugar to the winds pulling down Houses &c
I am D Sir
A. Wolff

Identifier

LSDCBx1FF5_20

Date

1848-07-05