Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser;August 10, 1852
- Title
- Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser;August 10, 1852
- Author
- Solomon Nunes Carvalho
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 10 August 1852
- Format
- Letter. 3 page(s) on 4 sheet(s).
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- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p35h7cd9n/manifest.json
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p35h7cd9n
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Charleston August 10th 1852
Rev. I. Leeser Phil
My dear Sir
Your esteemed favor is at hand, also the August number of the Occident; I trust the general contents may cause men to see the necessity of making some improvements in our Synagogue goverment.
Since I last wrote you, Rev S Jacobs has been here and he will in all probability be the minister of KKSI. as over Thirty members including M Levin and M Valentine have pledged themselves to vote for him. To the great injustice of any other candidate who may be on the way to apply for the situation. I begin to see now that those gentlemen who made objections to your being our minister on account of your personal inconvenience?, know more about the vacillating character of the Congregation, and had your interest more at heart that I gave them credit for. They pledged themselves to you, and notwithstanding your declining to become a candidate, if they really wanted you they should at the Election have voted for you at all events for the first ballots the converse was the case on receipt of your letter they no longer considered themselves bound, and almost immediately, transferred their preference for Dr Eckman a number sufficient to elect him, was obtained (not by me for I took no ostensible part in it.) M Valentine intended to call a caucus meeting to get those persons to pledge themselves to elect him
— in mean time Mr Jacobs appears on the Japir? on his way to Mobile. He is invited to preach and to say the prayers, his manner of reading and his delivery oratorical powers giving satisfaction to the people, without any more ado.—they at once confer with him, induce him not to proceed to Mobile, and at an informal meeting unanimously invite him (Mr Levin in the chair) to become a candidate, and as a guarantee, that they will elect him, provided him with a paper signed by over thirty members pledging themselves to that effect. Mr Leeser & Dr Eckman thrown under the Table. I told Mr Jacobs that I could not advocate his election in the first place I have no vote and if I had it would be cast first for yourself and if you could not be elected I would then vote for Dr. E. Saml Hart Sen. & Hyman Hart then present at the meeting but took no part except to say that their action was doing injustice to other candidates who might intend to apply.
— Comment is unnerving and you are better away from them; I enclose you a letter recd yesterday from Mr Henry by Mr Valentine, I requested it of him and I send it to you that you may “Prepare” as the congregation do not intend to act in the matter so says Valentine, at same time I would advise that you remain perfectly silent. “entre nous” Yesterday I recd a letter from New Orleans from one of the Trustees of K. K. Dispersed of Israel
informing me that Rev M N Nathan had voluntary resigned his office as minister, and requesting me to inform Dr Eckman of this fact and to invite him to become a candidate apply for the situation as If they can procure a minister without advertising they would prefer it no reason being assigned for the resignation of Mr Nathan. Dr Eckman has written to Mr Nathan to know from him whether his resignation is permanent or whether he would again resume office if matters were accommodated to him, as he would not interrupt or make application, without he first was certain of this fact. Should such be the case, and you do not intend to apply, your influence ? the President S Kursheet might have some weight to induce them to accept him, I take it for granted that they have not offered you the situation as my letter is from one of the Trustees. Mr Myer Simpson
I should like to see the Doctor in a proper position when his usefulness could be made available, the more I see and know of him the more impressed I am with the importance of his mission to Israel. He is preparing a continuation of his article for the Occident save room for it it will be on in a few days.
remember me to our friend S.S. and Lady and all friends. I intended to have written more but I am called of. Yours Sincerely
S N Carvalho
Sarah regards to you
Rev Isaac Leeser
Editor Occident
Walnut St near Thirteenth
Philadelphia - Identifier
- LSTCAT_item119
- Date
- 1852-08-10
Part of Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser;August 10, 1852
Solomon Nunes Carvalho, “Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser;August 10, 1852”, 1852-08-10, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/66631