Letter from D. Judah to Isaac Leeser;April 20, 1830 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from D. Judah to Isaac Leeser;April 20, 1830

Author

D. Judah

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

20 April 1830

Location(s)

Baltimore

Philadelphia

Format

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

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Typescript

Is Part Of

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

content

Baltimore 20 April 1830 1850 (?)
My dear Isaac,
So favorable an opportunity as this cannot escape me to say a few words to you after the lapse of time intervened. The state of our uncle's health is exceedingly delicate, his limbs will scarcely bear him along. So debilitated is he by the wretched cough attendant on his asthma. Rest has he none by day or night, and altho he has had strength enough to crawl to my office I really think he will not get home without extreme fatigue. I do not mention these facts with a view of inducing you to come or should it interfere in your arrangements. But I am certain a few days of your company with uncle would so gratify him that the experi-ment is worth trying. Could you not be spared a few days next week? I am not so sure that I am not taking upon myself a responsibility in these remarks that might induce you to come on at all hazards. Our friend Mr. Etting will tell you how debilitated and feeble uncle looks, and I am only giving you my own impression what I think would delight him. Contrary to the least idea that I have made this communi-cation. Hence should you come, say that you heard that uncle was sick and having a few days leisure you came over to see him.
Mama has been confined to her bed & room for some weeks tho so far recovered as to speak of coming down Hebrew God willing.
A letter from Cincinnati yesterday. All well & things is status quo. Happiness attend you. Yours,
D. Judah
Philadelphia
Addressed Rev Isaac Leezer attention Mrs Etting

Identifier

LSKAP_NC-11

Date

1830-04-20