Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;April 29, 1864
- Title
- Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;April 29, 1864
- Author
- Abraham de Sola
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 29 April 1864
- Format
- Letter. 4 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3qr4pb0c/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3qr4pb0c
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Montreal 19th April 5624
Dear Sir—
I only received yours of 12th, this morning—it has been detained fully four days. Had I received it earlier, I should have sent a reply at once asking you to send fr the books. As it is, their sale will be spoilt till the fall holy days. You can however send them at once at the prices named—and bound. There may perhaps be a call for a couple of sets on Hebrew, tho' I doubt this. As I shall then not be able to sell till the time mentioned, I may make you wait for your money till I collect it in New York where it is due me. I have had to lose considerably by sending books to New York when
My kind regards to Miss Grats when you see her. S. O. P.
bills were at par, I foolishly refrained from drawing, at the time, Hebrew.
By the way, will you please tell me whether Cohen of the “Record” is in your estimation likely to pay an amount of about $100 he owes me for books—most of which he ordered during the past year—some were Catechisms for the Sunday School ? in New York. Of course this is entirely Hebrew. Have you found him prompt?—for I presume he has had books from you.
I shall write to inform Mr. Joseph what you write about the Bibles. They are no doubt at his agents, for
it was only yesterday (18th) we were speaking about them, as he happened to be here on a visit.
What you write about Mrs Nadper surprises me very much—for I had always been accustomed to pay Mr J. H. Joseph my sum I received for you. I was fully aware Mrs Nadper paid me—though forget the sum & date. I think I shall find I paid it to Mr Joseph, but shall look into it. I must wait till after Hebrew to write you again, for I have not an hours leisure that I see before me. I have just been requested to give the annual address at the Convocation of Mc Gill University, I cannot refuse
—it takes place on third May, I have examinations, and now every day Synagogue duties that will occupy me for 9 days—besides a review of a review of Renau on the analogies of the Semitic languages & the Iroquois & Algonquia! My answer is to N. O. a priest of the seminary here, who writes anonymously—and a fellow student of Renau. I write (also anonymously) at the request of Dr Danhou? who is not “up” in the Semitic languages—and the part which he has already seen of the manner I handle the priest has given him not a little amusement.
But I must close. If you could only see how I am writing in the midst of scrubbing “preparing for Pesach” you would say I must be a very determined fellow. Hebrew Muchos annos y buenos.
Yours truly
Abraham de Sola
I will send you the continuation of the Biography after the Holy days Please let me hear soon from you, & it seems well perhaps to send the books soon, on account of use & rate of exchange. Where gold was 90 in New York a draft on N. Y. was worth 65 here. i.e 35 to 40 discourse - Identifier
- LSDCBx2FF11_19
- Date
- 1864-04-29
Part of Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;April 29, 1864
Abraham de Sola, “Letter from Abraham de Sola to Isaac Leeser;April 29, 1864”, 1864-04-29, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69240