Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser;September 04, 1863
- Title
- Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser;September 04, 1863
- Author
- Moses N. Nathan
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 4 September 1863
- Format
- Letter. 6 page(s) on 3 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3wm13z7t/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3wm13z7t
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Kingston 4th Septr 1863
My dear Mr. Leeser
I am without any of your favors by the steamer which arrived on the 31st Ulto. Perhaps your letters are with the parcel of Occidents which again may be in some case of ? not yet opened. I leave possibly on the 9th just for St. Thomas, and have accordg. to your wishes handed over all your books to Mr. Michael De Cordova, Bookseller, who being in good bus?p, and his shop much resorted to, will be the best person to protect your interests. I have agreed with him on your behalf for 23 pCent ? for his labor which you will please confirm. Whatever I can do for you in St. Thomas
I will to the utmost of my power. by the last accounts from St. Thomas the Gov. Gen. Had not yet conferred my appointment, notwithstanding my election having been unanimous and the contract, the great bane of contention, having been carried by an large majority (in confidence 26 to 8) owing to this petty faction, opposed to the engagement of any minister having complained to the G. G. of some irregularity or precipitancy in the carrying of the Gaul Meeting. If the English packet expected tomorrow with the St. Thomas's mail, should not bring the expected confirma- tion, I shall still go on the 9th; and
know the reason why I will write you are particulars from St. Thomas. I apprehend no refusal of the Gov: Gen: for he and I are old friends and he wants me there. However disappointments & difficulties may arise and who knows whether I may not yet pay you a visit at Philadelphia. You saw something in Mr. Joseph Abraham's letter to us which you did not want to see. What will you say to my informing you that the individual in question has the same reputation every where he has been to? The Jewish Ministry in America and the W. J. is so easy ? that all persons who can manage to attain a learning hearing either from Reading Desk or
pulpit obtain engagements and I will present myself to say of the party in question is that in the absence of being able to report any thing good, I will not pen any thing bad. Hebrew I have as yet no acknowledgment of my letter containing so many items of information about St. Thomas Curaçao. Have you received it? I beg you will on receipt of this write to Mr. Joseph Abrahams, Cincinnati, informing him how matters stand with me and St. Thomas at present. If my engagement there be or be not concluded I will write him.
Would that I could write congratulate you and every one in the States, with the words Hebrew; but though ultimate good must result from this unnatural, sanguinary, and heart sickening contest it is apparently so very remote that many on that soil will sink into the grave and be forgotten before the
jubilant? sounds be heard Hebrew Hebrew! A former pupil resident for the last 6 years in N. O. arrived here a few days back, and gave me a deplorable account of the condition of my late congregation there. Gutheim?, poor fellow, is at Augusta, Ga. with his wife's family. Who would have thought 13 years ago that witnessed Judah Touro's signature to her noble deed of gift, or saw him laying the foundation stone, that the worshippers would all be gone from the sacred house and that Hebrew. Nothing is certain but God, death, and Eternity. Your late articles in the Occident are written with much vigor and p?. I read them with pleasure and profit. Our colonial Jews, particularly in Jamaica are crying out loudly of there being no Jewish Boarding School in England where they can place their children. They do not like any there; and
many of the British Jews complain of the same thing. A great many would like me to start such an establishment, but I would not attempt it without ? receiving help in money, and the certainty of a good number of pupils. One thing is certain. If I go to the end of the world, I will no longer stay in this brutalizing heart and soul debasing spot, where the forms of religion are in some measure outwardly observed, but the Hebrew, especially as relating Hebrew, are utterly disregarded.
Mention us to all old friends especially Miss Gratz, Miss Louisa Hart & family, and Mr. Abraham Hart & family. May the prayers of you all be heard before the Eternal Throne and your names inscribed Hebrew. Mrs N sends her love.Your friend
M N Nathan - Identifier
- LSKAP0045
- Date
- 1863-09-04
Part of Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser;September 04, 1863
Moses N. Nathan, “Letter from Moses N. Nathan to Isaac Leeser;September 04, 1863”, 1863-09-04, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/67199