Letter from Jacobs, Henry S. to Morais, Sabato. Charleston, SC; Apr 1859
- Title
- Letter from Jacobs, Henry S. to Morais, Sabato. Charleston, SC; Apr 1859
- Date Created
- 11 April 1859
- Format
- 2 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 1, Folder 16
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3zw19b83/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3zw19b83
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx1FF16_4.xml
- content
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Charleston S. C. 11th April 5619.
Revd S. Morais
Philadelphia
My dear sir,
I know that it needs no apology for trespassing on your time in seeking information on certain points connected with the "Foster Home" of your city, for your aid has always been accorded in everything that could subserve the sacred cause of Charity. We purpose establishing here, a Hebrew Orphan Asylum, or more correctly, applying the means and resources of our old Heb Orphan Society more in consonance with the demands of the times. Under the old regime, an income of some $2000 pr annum, irrespective of spacious premises owned by the society—has done no more good (?) than giving a kind of irregular Hebrew instruction to a few children sent occasionedly, giving an annual Dinner, paying a keeper of the Hall &c, and bestowing a bounty of $30 a year on some 12 or 15 children nominally for clothing, the parents of a majority of whom were, and are, in pretty fair circumstances. The constitution has recently been remodeled, and a limited number of Hebrew Orphans will be taken from the streets, and rescued, under God's favor, from vice, contamination, and ruin. They will be entirely domiciled under our auspices, and be there supported & instructed. In many respects, our renovated Institution will approximate to the "Foster Home." You would do us a service, by supplying us with information connected with the working of your society, the number of recipients, male & female,
a detail of the cost under different heats of its internal economy, the nature of the benefits conferred, and such other points as you may deem useful. Please mail me likewise a copy of the Constitution. Our greatest difficulty appears to be the obtainment of a competent and reliable Matron, and as our climate offers obstacles to persons coming from the North, we can hardly expect to receive applications from that quarter. However [Hebrew] must be our watchword. Thus strengthened, we must press forward hopefully, in the face of the many obstacles which beset the path to success.
Congregational affairs here, you will be pleased to learn, p[?] tranquilly and prosperously. We have had several new members added to our roll during the last 18 months, over 25, some from the [Hebrew] congr included. It will always afford me much pleasure to hear of your well-being, which I trust will continue uninterruptedly.
Please present my best respects to Mrs. Morais and believe me
Yours faithfully
Henry S. Jacobs - Identifier
- p3zw19b83
- identifier
- SMBx1FF16_4
Part of Letter from Jacobs, Henry S. to Morais, Sabato. Charleston, SC; Apr 1859
Jacobs, Henry S. and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Jacobs, Henry S. to Morais, Sabato. Charleston, SC; Apr 1859”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/87313