Letter from M. De Cordova to Isaac Leeser;September 04, 1863 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from M. De Cordova to Isaac Leeser;September 04, 1863

Author

M. De Cordova

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

4 September 1863

Location(s)

Kingston

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 3 page(s) on 2 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3sx64w4z/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3sx64w4z

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Wax Seal

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

p Plantajenet 5th Sep.
Kingston Jamaica
4th September 1863
Revd Isaac Leeser
Philadelphia
Dear Sir
The Revd. Dr. M. N. Nathan has handed me for Sale on your a/c the following:

(3) Three Quarto Bibles @
$6.00

(3) Three do do @
$8.—

(2) Two Daily Prayers @
$3.—

(1) One do do
$3—

(3) Three sets Pentateuch & Sabbath Prayers @
$7—

(20) Twenty Catechisms for Jewish Children @
2/6 ea

(2) Two requisition & Judaism

and a lot Old numbers of the Occident
The Revd Dr. has given me the above as the selling prices from which my commissions as Agent are to be deducted. You will please inform me what commission you allow or perhaps you will consign your books at the lowest selling price, deducting all discounts, and leave me to make my commissions and expenses from the profit I may make on sales effected. Remittances to be made whenever the amt of sales is large enough and to cover invoice cost.
I require by return steamer to leave New York about the 20th or 21st inst one set Hebrew & English Prayer Books for Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue

without Pentateuch or Prophets to sell here at from £4 to £5. It would be well for you to consign a few sets but if you do not do so by the return mail I trust you will not disappoint me by not forwarding the one set.
Parcels sent to New York prepaid to Henry de Cordova & Co. will be duly forwarded
Yours very truly
M de Cordova

Revd Isaac Leeser
Philadelphia

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF10_35

Date

1863-09-04