Letter from Sen. Samuel Hart to Isaac Leeser;September 09, 1859 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Sen. Samuel Hart to Isaac Leeser;September 09, 1859

Author

Sen. Samuel Hart

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

9 September 1859

Location(s)

Charleston

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3qr4p998/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3qr4p998

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Revd I. Leeser
Dear Friend
Your letters of the 5th Ins came duly to hand, since which a box containing 2 of the New Edition of the 40 Bible with the parcels pr Cohen, Jacobs, Mois & Bradl? have been safely landed & all the parcels delivered & forwarded as directed.
You ask for the documents in relation to the debate that took place between Dr Raphall PB & Wise, Mr. Levin took down the debate at the occasion & transmitted them to Dr. R

& which no doubt the Dr. has still in his possession & which you no doubt can obtain upon application to him , besides this further evidence can be obtained at Albany from the Synagogue, or the party who opposed Wise return to them after he had accepted the situation of the ministry of the Haul St Synagogue My affadavit are amongst its records in addition to others & the whole proceedings as it occurred here in that memorable debate & examination but really the Bird is

not worth the powder & I trust & hope that you will treat the Wise man of the Well with contempt & not notice him or his diabolical remarks. I agree with Dr. R that it can not add to your fame & is rather derogatory to your clerical dignity to be continually excited into a polemic with a man of such mean & contemptible shifts & & perversity. Ere this is to hand you have been advised of Revd Mayer resignation of his charge of the Haul St. Synagogue to take place after the

coming day of atonement, It has long been a matter of surprize to us that he has not long since done what he has now accomplished, for really the contempt & indifference with which he has been treated has been such that no Revd who had the least respect for himself & his calling ought to have submitted to such indignity. The congregation is dead & reform after 20 years efforts has gone as it was predicted. What will be the next move of the Reformers time only will dissolve. Your friend
Samuel Hart Sen.
Charleston Sept 9 1859

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF6_31

Date

1859-09-09