Letter from Zalma Rehine to Isaac Leeser;August 29, 1835
- Title
- Letter from Zalma Rehine to Isaac Leeser;August 29, 1835
- Author
- Zalma Rehine
- Contributor
- Isaac Leeser
- Date Created
- 29 August 1835
- Format
- Letter. 1 page(s) on 1 sheet(s).
- Type
- Letter
- Language(s)
- English
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p35t3gk87/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p35t3gk87
- Physical Characteristics
- Unlined Paper
- Manuscript
- content
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Baltimore August 29 1835
My Dear Isaac
by your last letter you seem to think that I wish you to engage with your congregation on their own Terms, no my good boy if you are to be treated ill by them with out cause, I shall be the last man to advise you to engage with them to be their slave, by no means is that my wish, if you can have my other chance to get a Living and you certainly know if such chance you have, why then let them get any body Else, but I hope the case is not so bad as you mention that you have no friends among them, I always thought that at Least the most of the Hebrew that is Mr Peixotto Ellen, Levy, Phillip. Levy ? goldsmith, Philipe Cohens, Davis & Benjamin and some others I thought were your friends and why they should all turn agains you I do not know how to account for it I realy feel wery unpleasant on your acct, as for your bording House, I should supose you might find some one who would be glad to have you on reasonable terms may be also for a Lodger how ever you know best what suits you and you will act ackordingly; when I said I did not Liek the 2d Trip with ? I did not think you or she had any ? motive but you ought to know that people will notice any thing which would look liek too much kindness, or attention from any ? to the ? or from you to her was not right I remember I Seixas paid much attention to ? marks, and the whole congregation of Richmond made a ? talk of it to his ? so you can not blame any body to make the remark of you, more I ? say if you have any better chance than you have at present give up your place if not why you can Try for one year more Charlestown would sure be more profit but the place is occationly? sickly, the same years it is very Healthy! You say if you should get marrit have you any body in your mind which will sute you let me know Isaac I wish I was able to do for you something to your advantage then I would say let them go to the—and come to me your welfare is Dear to me, let me know when the comitty have met, what was the result of it. I am your friend & uncle Zalma Rehine
your Aunt sister saly? Abby Reinah send there Love to you and all Mr. Peixottos famila, pray tell our friend Simah I should liek to get at line from her - Identifier
- LSTCAT_item215
- Date
- 1835-08-29
Part of Letter from Zalma Rehine to Isaac Leeser;August 29, 1835
Zalma Rehine, “Letter from Zalma Rehine to Isaac Leeser;August 29, 1835”, 1835-08-29, Isaac Leeser Digital Repository, accessed September 7, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/leeser/item/69505