Letter from Henry J. (Henry Jacob) Labatt to Isaac Leeser;September 01, 1848

Title: Letter from Henry J. (Henry Jacob) Labatt to Isaac Leeser;September 01, 1848
Author: Henry J. (Henry Jacob) Labatt
Contributor: Isaac Leeser
Date Created: 1 September 1848
Location(s): New Orleans; Philadelphia
Format: Letter. 3 page(s) on 4 sheet(s).
Type: Letter
Language(s): English
Has Format: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3fj2b03w/manifest.json
Link to Colenda: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3fj2b03w
Physical Characteristics: Lined Paper; Manuscript
Is Part Of: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material
content: New Orleans Sept. 1. 1848.
Dr Sir.
I received your dated Aug 14 & now hasten to answer it as I have in part attented to your commands. Mr. Lerg states that you promised twelve numbers & in as much as you reduced it to five, the subscribers became disgusted & were crying out against it to him. Not to be tormented by impertinent questions he sent the box of undistributed numbers to my brother & they are now at my father's store awaiting your orders. I would do well to state something relative in the “Occident” & let me know what course to pursue. The congregation have as yet given me no answer, as respects the Books. Father states Mr. Wright's account shall be attented to & he makes himself responsible. Dr. Luzenburg's executor acknowledges the accounts I shall shortly send in the bill. Mr. G. Jonas got a set of the Pentateuch but preferred for use, the sheep gilt at $13 of which there were two set, farther took the other. Let me know if Mr. B. B. Hart has paid you. There is about $40 of yours now in my hands counting the $13 of Mr. Jonas. I think that you had better state in the 'Occident' also that the Books are for sale by me & that will save the advertisement & have still the same effect. Mr. Marks will return me an answer soon.

I think Mrs Florance has already procured a set as you state. Mr. Newton will decline paying I think he is at the north now, that is for those number he asked, try & see him yourself while he is in Phila. You gave me no answer as to the disposal of that fine set of Prayer Books at $33.00, does your silence approve or disapprove? Acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Touro for vol IV. J. Rodriguez for vol IV. Newton for IV & V Sampson for IV. V. & VI. Philips IV & V as I have collected said amounts. I shall shortly begin to correspond with you, given you a description of the progression of the Jews in the city in relation to religious duties, should you think proper to allow them a place in the “Occident” I shall be much obliged to you my signature shall be 'Z'. The synagogue is fast progression, whose description shall be one of the themes of my communications. With this I think you are sufficiently acquainted with your southern affairs.
& I remain yrs.
Hen. S. Labatt

Rev Isaac Leeser
Philadelphia
Pa
Identifier: LSTCAT_item65
Date: 1848-09-01

Part of Letter from Henry J. (Henry Jacob) Labatt to Isaac Leeser;September 01, 1848

Henry J. (Henry Jacob) Labatt, “Letter from Henry J. (Henry Jacob) Labatt to Isaac Leeser;September 01, 1848”, 1848-09-01, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69052