Letter to Isaac Leeser;February 12, 1855 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter to Isaac Leeser;February 12, 1855

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

12 February 1855

Location(s)

Puerto Cabello

Philadelphia

Format

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

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3g44j98r/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3g44j98r

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Duplicate
Pto Cabello, 12th February 1855.
Isaac Leeser Esq.
Philadelphia
Dear sir,
My last respects to you was on the 22nd Sep--tember last, but I wrote you previously regarding our brethren in Jerusalem, stating that the few hebrews that are established here, showed a willingness in contributing with their mite in behalf of our above mentioned bre-thren; but they waited the arrival from the Interior, of Mr David Lobo, to meet for the purport. I had to leave for Curaçao as I have written you, and on my departure I requested an acquaintance that when the meeting took place, he would oblige me by including my name on the list, for two pounds sterling. I returned here last month together with my family, and after having been here for a few days, I enquired whether any thing had been done, and regret to say that the answer I got, was a negative.
The Calender you sent me was received here during my absence, but without any of your communication.
I enclose a draft on Messrs. Dallett Brothers for twenty dollars. Please pay yourself for the Cal-ender, my contribution for the next year of your Occi-dent, and for a daily prayer book in hebrew and german, that I will thank you to send me by first opportunity. The remainder is for our brethren in Je-rusalem. Excuse the trifle: the french say: “On fait ce qu'on peut, et non pas ce qu' on veut.” If this trifling

amount must appear in your Occident, please not to mention my name in no shape nor form—only say Re--ceived from Rosalta and nothing more.
Please receive my very best wishes, and believe me,
Dear sir,
Yours, Respectfully.

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF2_7

Date

1855-02-12