Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;April 16, 1854

Title: Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;April 16, 1854
Author: Henry Myers
Contributor: Isaac Leeser
Date Created: 16 April 1854
Location(s): St. Louis; 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/p33x8459h/manifest.json
Link to Colenda: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p33x8459h
Physical Characteristics: Lined Paper; Wax Seal; Manuscript
Is Part Of: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries
content: St Louis April 16/54
Rev Isaac Leeser
Dear Sir
I shall remit to you by the end of this week my reasons for writing now is that I have spare time wheras in the week my time is so taken up by labor that I avail myself of the present time, the following persons in your list are not in the city S. Keller J H Cohen, A N Hart & W St Johns of those here the following refused to take the bible M. Abrahams. J Barnum A Langsdorf J Woolf A L Kumell. L H Plahto J Micathened to have them advertised in the Occident particularly as H Plahto gave me an order for a set of Piza Books according to your circular. I Received from Mr Lats their Tiphillas? 1-250-1-2.75 & 1,5.000 The 2.75 one I sold at $3.00 I also sold the 2.50 one the other is much soild and will never bring the price you will please inform me wether I shall return it to Mr Lats a sett is for 3.00 as I think that is about as much as it will bring it may fetch 50/cents more. I received Dias Letters through the mail also the four Hagodahs which came very opportune I shall now give you

of my stewardship I sold to private persons four copies of the bible 2 a 11.00 & 2—8.00 besides several Dias Letters I had also to pay one Sharnas five pr cent on one hundred and five dollars the persons being at a distance than in my neighborhood I collect myself a shall do it

H Myers Dr to I Leeser

H Myers Or

To ballance of Bill—
50
Freight &c
10.50

1 Bible ?
9—
5 pr cent 105
5.25

1 Set Piza Books
25—

$15.75

13 Bibles 8—
104—

165.25

1—
9—

8 Dias ?
6—

1 Tephillim
2 50

3—

159—

2 Bibles 11-00
18.100.

from this $165.25 will be deducted Exchange & discount, you will please charge a J Lats with 1 Dias letters you will also send the occident to J. A Hart of this city commencing if come with the first number just out he his good ? I have now on hand 5 Bibles at $800 1 at $9.00 2 at $11.00 & 6 Dias Letter's you may rely upon my using my axertions to affect sales it ocurrs to me

that it would be a good plan to advertise them but the expence would not ? me in doing so without your consent the following Name I got to your prayer Books according to the German & Polish Jews

R Kiche
2 copies
L M Prima
1 copy

A S Myers
1“
J A Hart
1“

A Newark
2“
H Plahto
1“

J Kohn
1“
H S Myers
1“

10 copies in all
let me know in your next if you have commenced then the above named persons are all of this city I have ? your circular with my best wishes for your welfare I subscribe
Myself yours Respectfully?
H Myers
Box 1515

Rev. Isaac Leeser
Editor Occident
Philadelphia
Pa
Identifier: LSDCBx2FF1_34
Date: 1854-04-16

Part of Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;April 16, 1854

Henry Myers, “Letter from Henry Myers to Isaac Leeser;April 16, 1854”, 1854-04-16, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/68642