Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851
- Title
- Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851
- Author
- Aaron Wolff
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 6 January 1851
- Format
- Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
- Letter
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3w951770/manifest.json
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- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3w951770
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Wax Seal
- Manuscript
- content
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St Thomas 6' Jany 1851
My Dr Mr Leeser
It has pleased the Almighty to relieve my poor son Jacob Benjamin from this world of care & trouble, he died in our midst on the 27 Ulta on 23d of Tebet last, after a protracted & painful illness, his mind was brought to a perfect resignation of his makers will. I will feel obliged if you would insert the following in the Occident
Died at St Thomas V I. in the 23d of Tebet corresponding with the 27 of December last Mr J B Wolff eldest son of A Wolff of said Island
The Bible subscription is up to
40—to be bound
Occident & Advocate
4—
Occident
1—
Advocate
1—
Prayer Books
4 setts to be bound
I expect an augmentation as soon as it is closed I will send you a copy of the names of the Subscribers & other information.
Previous to the death of my Son he informed me that he was indebted to a ? Hill a Shoemaker
five dollars for a ? pr of Boots; his shop is in 5th Street below Walnut, he also owes a Bill to a Dr Hollingswarth which I must ask you to get & send me, & inquire if he owed any thing to the Synagogue informing me on those points
Enclosed the Bank of St Thomas Bill No 2896 in Bevan & Humphreys for Thirty dollars. Twenty five of which are for the set of prayer Books so long due you, & five dollars for payment of Hill the Shoemaker's Bill against my poor Jacob, the receipt for which please to send me.
My son Daniel in San Francisco wrote me on the 30 ? last that himself with others of your friends in that city would send you by the following Steamer an address on the subject of the treatment received by you from your late Congregation, he is very indignant at it, I say, you have acted with the high sense of honor to yourself & Our Ministry in general & reflects seriously in the parties who have been the cause of your ?, continue your trust in the God of Israel he will shield & protect you for the good of you have accomplished for the Sons of Jacob.
In the affliction which it has pleased our maker to give to me & family I have three great consolations, firstly that he was spared to die in the midst of those he loved & loved him, so that every earthly care & attention was extended to him, secondly his mind by frequent religious admonitions was brought to a perfect state of resignation to his makers will, this was a heavy & heart breaking task for me who had to do the duties appertaining to a minister of which we are deprived by the opposition of those adverse to doing their duty—thirdly the attendance at his funeral was greater than ever witnessed in this place & at the Abel of Morning & Evening we had from 15 to 50 males of our people—the followers at the funeral were Jews & Christians, Colored, as well as whites.
Those of our immediate friends that you know I will be thankful that you communicate the mournful intelligence
Believe me my Dr Mr Leeser
Yours faithfully
A. Wolff
please forward the “Challenge Accepted” by first
Revd Mr I Leeser
Philada.
via New York
The above text refers to Occident Volume 7 No. 12 page 620. Click here to view. - Identifier
- LSDCBx1FF8_10
- Date
- 1851-01-06
- References
- True
Part of Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851
Aaron Wolff, “Letter from Aaron Wolff to Isaac Leeser;January 06, 1851”, 1851-01-06, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69236