Letter from Moses Abrams to Isaac Leeser;July 20, 1855
- Title
- Letter from Moses Abrams to Isaac Leeser;July 20, 1855
- Author
- Moses Abrams
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 20 July 1855
- 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/p3q52fz98/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3q52fz98
- Physical Characteristics
- Lined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Portland July 20th 1855
Rev. Isaac Leeser, dear sir After waiting a long time for your valuable piriodicle, at last it came and am very much pleased with it and shall try my best to sprad its surculation in this far Western Country. I am happy to hear of your safe return from your late tour to the South-West. Mr Leeser I must inform you that after I got home my Brother moved with his famile to San Francisco, and is now living there, in passing through the state he met Mrs Whitney=Alias= Sarah Ansell, she complaind very much about her Father, She says that she send him a Letter in which she Begged his Pardon, but he send the Letter back unnoticed, Mr Leeser all they ? I can write to you is about som Rich Gold Mines discovered about for Hundred miles East of this Place which one sayd to be very Extensive, if all true we will have a great harvest, Business has been very good since my Return and Expect better times yet, in this place are about 25 Jews 2 familys, we are trying to git a Jewish
Burying ground. There are sum here who want to wait a while yit so we are all healthy persons but I think it is better to prepare before hand I have nothing more to write this time
I remain your respectfull Friend
Moses Abrams
of the firm of Abrams Brothers - Identifier
- LSDCBx2FF2_30
- Date
- 1855-07-20
Part of Letter from Moses Abrams to Isaac Leeser;July 20, 1855
Moses Abrams, “Letter from Moses Abrams to Isaac Leeser;July 20, 1855”, 1855-07-20, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/67052