Letter from A. H. David to Isaac Leeser;September 05, 1860 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from A. H. David to Isaac Leeser;September 05, 1860

Author

A. H. David

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

5 September 1860

Location(s)

Montreal

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 3 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3ff3mk73/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3ff3mk73

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Montreal 5 September? 1860
My dear Mr Leeser
My sister mentioned to me in her return from the states that you were much surprised that you had not reced any account of the annual Election of officers to our small congregation, to make up therefore for much remisness I now send you the names of those elected at our meeting and also an account of Mr DeSola's ? interesting lecture on the Persecution our bretheren are suffering in the dominions of the Shah?. You will find some corrections in the printed a/c of the lecture which I hope you will understand.
I took no notes of the lecture & have not read it since but I think what I have written ? to be quite sufficient for publication in a journal devoted to Jewish affairs

I may, however mention in ? to Mr DeSola the lecture was got up at a very short notice & being addressed to a mixed audience was became a difficult subject—he however acquitted himself with his usual ability & has acquired some reputation from it.
It has caused quite a sensation among 'the clergy' here & the messenger sincerely? has a good deal thought of from being the first Eastern who has ? these northern shores.
I should like you to insert the account of the lecture as from a friend without putting any signature to the communication as my writings are generally confined to professional & not religious subjects. Yours very sincerely
A H David

At the annual meeting of the congregation the following gentlemen were elected to serve during the present year Mr. S. David President. Goodman Benjamin Leadr William Benjamin Secty & Myer Solomons G. I. Ascher & Dr David Trustees. And at the first meeting of the Trustees Dr David was elected Parnass

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF7_36

Date

1860-09-05