Letter from M. B. Simmons to Isaac Leeser;June 22, 1843 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from M. B. Simmons to Isaac Leeser;June 22, 1843

Author

M. B. Simmons

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

22 June 1843

Location(s)

Saint Thomas

Philadelphia

Format

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

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3mr1j/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3mr1j

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Isaac Leeser Collection

content

Original
O? Rosalie (Duplicate) St. Thomas A H Ab. 5604
Revd Isc Leeser
Philadelphia
Dear Sir
Since my last of 13th ? ? Brig Duca? via Ponce, I have been presented attending to my business owing the severe ? =sequent death of my beloved wife Grace Sarah was taken from me on the 16th day? of Janry in her ? year. her sickness was Consumption—I must yield with resignation altho' the loss is very great, I have ? with 2 daughters. The will of God be done—
Yours of May 17th & June 11th are at hand with books all correct, I enclose herewith first of summoned? 16.00 ? at 10 ? on the Mrss.Atwater ? New York for One hundred dollars which please pass to my credit ? the capt of the “Rosalie” will take freight I will send the Bay Water required, please have a plate engraved at last for D Alverty and send 300 cards with the ? always retaining the plate. ? been suspended & I believe will never ascend the Hebrew St Thomas ? Hazan he has worked is own ? charge against him are very serious at the Hebrew ? poor wife he refused to call her by my name, & called her by her fathers name, giving us his ?

I have not yet received one cent on Acct of the 2nd Vol of the Occident. Please add on the rest of subscribers Mr A Senior of Aguadilla P? & Mr Hy Helmann of Angostura both for the 2nd Volume. I hope soon to obtain more. take off Mr O? The Rosalie does not take freight—the 2 dozen spelling books are gone to Curaçao—I want more. The information from Curaçao & the main has not yet reached me. I anticipate getting some purchasers for the Per?
A Wolff has resigned as President because he finds that his darling Idol Carrillon is op =posed by the majority of the community.
Without further subject I remain
Dear Sir
Your friend
M B Simmons
July 19
The foregoing is duplicate of my last. I want some “Cathecisms” & first books for young children easier than the Cathecisms.
Yours
MBS

Revd Isc Leeser
Philadelphia
? Emily
via N York

Identifier

LSKAP0030

Date

1843-06-22