Letter from Joseph Spiro to Isaac Leeser;January 13, 1854 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title: Letter from Joseph Spiro to Isaac Leeser;January 13, 1854
Author: Joseph Spiro
Contributor: Isaac Leeser
Date Created: 13 January 1854
Location(s): Providence; Philadelphia
Format: Letter. 4 page(s) on 4 sheet(s).
Type: Letter
Language(s): English
Has Format: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3wh2f157/manifest.json
Link to Colenda: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3wh2f157
Physical Characteristics: Lined Paper; Wax Seal; Manuscript
Is Part Of: The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material
content: Providence the 13th of Jany 1854
Leeser Esq?
Sir I beg leave to inform you that we have established a congregation here in Providence. The whole members met together last Sunday, and signed their names for supporting the society with 50 cnt each every week, and named it (Hebrew) Bene Israel. They elected their officers, namely Mr Pareira President, Mr. Frank, Mr Stern, Mr Solomon, and Mr Steinberg Comittee, Mr. Hirschhorn has been elected as Sec. and treasurer. They engaged me as their Minister, and promised me $5.50 cnt weekly sallary without other income. They also promised me to have a hall ready to perform and to deliver our Prayers to our holy God, befor (Hebrew) and to fix every thing in a suitable manner. They bought already a (Hebrew), and are in undertaking of making around a fence, that is all I have to inform you about it at present. I hope I shall be able to inform you more about it next week month. You will please send me the Occident as soon as possible.
I allow me to signed sign
your friend
Joseph Spiro

Revd Mr Leeser
Author of the Occident or the
american Advocat
Philadelphia
Paid
Identifier: LSTCAT_item33
Date: 1854-01-13