Letter from M. D. Osorio to Isaac Leeser;December 26, 1861 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from M. D. Osorio to Isaac Leeser;December 26, 1861

Author

M. D. Osorio

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

26 December 1861

Location(s)

Saint Thomas

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 2 page(s) on 1 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3f766t0z/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3f766t0z

Physical Characteristics

Lined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

St. Thomas 26th December 1861
Revd Isaac Leeser
Philadelphia
Revd & dear Sir
I read with much plea„„sure your issue of Povbr? a p, and as I am interested in P's letter I beg to thank you for its publication. I regret to say that our Revd Mr. M has not escaped the fate of most good men and his good intentions and honest perseverance are doubted by a handfull of his congregation, thanks to God it is the worst judging portion, still they may influence enemies against him in countries where they are not known. Therefore as eulogions? have appeared in your paper in his favor and his entagonist may select the same field to attack him I address you these few lines, as it were to put you on your guard; I am aware that the principle under which you conduct your valuable & much esteemed Occident, is to allow free discussions, but I am certain when those discussions aim to destroy the reputation of a faithful servant of Israel's God you will know with what contempt to treat them, and not lend your periodical to such purposes. I inform you this much that you may know in case you are addressed, otherwise please not to mention anything to the public, as I wish not to be the means of exposing any little difficulties which may exist among us. Mr Myers friends are the most respectable members of his congregation, besides I am happy to say he enjoys the esteem of the whole community, N's letter therefore expressed the views

of a respectable majority.
I am respectfully
Yours
MDAsorio

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF8_18

Date

1861-12-26