Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;April 19, 1850
- Title
- Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;April 19, 1850
- Author
- Henry S. Jacobs
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 19 April 1850
- Format
- Letter. 3 page(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3nk36r45/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3nk36r45
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Kingston Jamaica
19th April 5610.
My dear Sir,
I duly received the two parcels containing the Jany. Feby & March Nos. of the “Occident” to-=gether with your communications accompanying them. I have col==lected the subscriptions and paid your draft on me in favor of “Miss Peixotto. The Revd. Mr. Jacob has declined continuing as a subscriber on the plea “that the Occident was of “no use to him.” I have however to request that you will still send over the same quantity having procured another subscriber (Mr. J M Lawrence) who also requiring the 5th 6th & 7th volumes Bound. Be good enough to let me know the cost thereof.
You are aware of Mr. Nathans appointment as Hebrew of New Orleans
for which city he will leave on Sunday Evening the 21st in the “Great Western” via Havanna. I have resigned the mastership of the Hebrew National Institution, and taken the Academy of Mr. N who has kindly handed it over to me since the 1st April. In consequence of this step, I must, (for the present at least)—abandon the idea of quitting Jamaica. Notwithstanding,— my sincere thanks are due to you for the kind attention you have shown in furnishing me with confirmation and advice, relative to ministerial situations in the U. S. I have devoted my entire attention to the Portuguese Minhag, and, without vanity I have profited so well by Hasan Lopez's tuition? that no one would believe that I had been attached to a German Congregation. Of course, I officiate as a Portuguese Hazan in Spanish Town, from which congregation I have received several addresses &
testimonials, ? two from the Director of the Hebrew National Insti==tution since my resignation.
Synagogue affairs in Jamaica—I regret to state—are not in a flourishing condition. There seems to be a feeling rising in Falmouth to establish a synagogue there. The Jewish Community in that town numbers about Seventy Souls who are, with scarcely an exception, in good circum==stances. Perhaps you will lend your pen towards stimulating them in the “good cauce.”
The administration for the “School” lately elected is
P Laurence President
G Delgado Vice
Alex Aria Treas.
The number of Directors not being yet complete, I am unable to send you a perfect list. I will however do so at a future period (Dr.)
With best wishes.
Believe me
Yours Very Truly
Henry S. Jacobs. - Identifier
- LSDCBx1FF7_9
- Date
- 1850-04-19
Part of Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;April 19, 1850
Henry S. Jacobs, “Letter from Henry S. Jacobs to Isaac Leeser;April 19, 1850”, 1850-04-19, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/68993