Letter from Levi Tappan to Isaac Leeser;July 03, 1853 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Levi Tappan to Isaac Leeser;July 03, 1853

Author

Levi Tappan

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Location(s)

New York City

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 2 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Physical Characteristics

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

New York, July 3/53
Dear Sir,
I have read your letter with much interest, and sincerely thank you for it. Your remarks I receive with entire respect. When you come to see the use I have made of the infor-mation you have given me, and of what I find in your article in the “History of all the Religious Denominations in the U.S.” you will not, I think, believe that I have any prejudice or unkind feelings towards the Jews. Far from it.
Had I time to write to you at length, or if you had time to read some auto? essays, I flatter myself that I could con-vince a man of your candor that some things in your letter are incorrect. Should you visit this city

City it will be sincere pleasure to see you. When your translation of the Bible comes to be published I hope to see it.
If you embraced Jesus Christ as your Messiah I could feel more closely bound to you by friendship, but still, claiming toleration, I freely accord it to others. Happy to join with my Jewish friends in their ad-? of the Old Testament I wish they could with me enjoy the New.
With much respect,
I remain
Dear Sir
Your's truly
Levi Tappan
Rev
Isaac Leeser
Phila

Identifier

LSDCBx1FF10_44

Date

1853-07-03