Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser;August 26, 1850
- Title
- Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser;August 26, 1850
- Author
- Adolff Wolff
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 26 August 1850
- Format
- Letter. 3 page(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3k931s45/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3k931s45
- Physical Characteristics
- Lined Paper
- Wax Seal
- Manuscript
- content
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St. Thomas 26 Aug 1850
Revd Mr Leeser
My Dr Sir
I had sent my letter to the letters Office this morning when Mr Simmonds sent me a pack containing the Occident &c &c & your kind favor of July 3d the vessel that brought the parcel arrived on the 22nd the pack for me must have been contained in his & he was kind enough to keep mine 4 days, pitifully enough—therefore in future please send mine direct.
I have read with much interest the review & was glad that one honorable & high minded man was found to defend you & uphold the ministry, his name should be published, for honor is due to him for the spirited manner he shows up the Philadelphia adjunto; now that the affair & Resolution is printed I feel persuaded that the actors most regret the step taken. I am held out in this opinion by the election being postponed for such a length of time, it appears that they anticipate an arrangement with you. I council you by all means to be firm on the point, for I am persuaded that the more it is discussed the greater will be the increase of opinion in your favor, I have fought nearly the same battle here & after much difficulty succeeded in placing the minister in his
as to his ecclesiastical duties above Parnas & adjunta as you will perceive by our code of laws—it should be so, if we desire to have Respectable men at our head
I regret that any man having his dignity as a Minister in view could be found to offer himself under the propositions set forth. Mr DeSola it appears has not yet known off the trammels of the ? Congregation I pity him, & could never bring myself to respect his ministers, the other Gentlemen I know little of
All these circumstances lend to detract from the dignity of our people. I wish as the Prophet says we would become wise.
I will send to New York for the Asmoneon with best wishes Remain yours truly
A Wolff
Revd Mr Leeser
Philada. - Identifier
- LSDCBx1FF7_18
- Date
- 1850-08-26
Part of Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser;August 26, 1850
Adolff Wolff, “Letter from Adolff Wolff to Isaac Leeser;August 26, 1850”, 1850-08-26, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69403