Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;November 08, 1853 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;November 08, 1853

Author

Henry Myers

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Location(s)

St. Louis

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Physical Characteristics

Wax Seal

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

St Louis Nov 8th 53
Rev Isaac Leeser
Respected Sir
I avail myself of this first opportunity to put myself in ?irtolary communication with you to me always a pleasurable task.
How? be assur'd sir your great and truly valuable labors are estimated at there right value both by myself and all our brethren here resillent in St Louis and quite appropo to the above is our desire to see and peruse your present task—the translation of the Bible which we trust you will soon pleasure us with as in our occasional spiritual combats we suffer from the difficulty that the Line in the fable complained of our opponents being the painters.
In regard to (what I flatter myself will greatly interest you) our progress onward I am happy to be able to inform you that it is all you or any other believer in the Immutable decrees and Laws of our great Father could desire At our last annual meeting we re-el-ected our present worthy president A J Lats Esqr. Joseph Kohn was

also re elected Treasurer Messrs. Samuel Newmark, and, Abhs Trustees and H Myers Secetay? this also empowerd their officers to negotiate for the purchase of a suitable building for a synagouge failing in this to purchase a lot and erect one the Building we at present occupy being ineligible on account of time and situation.
Enclosed Dear Sir please find five dollars for which you will give me credit you will however oblige me by forwarding English's grounds of christianity Examined as I am desirous of having it from your recommendation other Books that I wrote to you about I find I can get them of Mr Lots which will answer the same purpose. We have not yet received the Occident for October. You must excuse this scrawling as I write by night and my Light is none of the best praying for your welfare
I Remain Yours Very
Respect Henry Myers
Box 1515

I avail myself of this to send my respects to you and also Three Dollars I necessitated from Mr Waldstein for Occident.
Yours
A J Laz—

Rev. Isaac Leeser
Editor Occident
Philadelphia
Pa

Identifier

LSDCBx1FF10_78

Date

1853-11-08