Letter from Levante, A. D. to Unknown Addressee. New York, NY; Apr 1868
- Title
- Letter from Levante, A. D. to Unknown Addressee. New York, NY; Apr 1868
- Author
- Levante, A. D.
- Date Created
- 15 April 1868
- Format
- 3 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 1, Folder 27
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p36m33p4b/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p36m33p4b
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx1FF27_12.xml
- content
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New York March April 15/1868
My Dear Sir,
I have at length succeeded in getting the picture to which you have subscribed palced in the hands of Eng lith-ographic Co. I expect that it will be completed next week. My dear Mr. Morais you can-not form the slightest idea of the troubles I have had to endure since last we met, with no prospect of an opening for an employment. I have been very kindly dealt with by the Portuguese Synagogue here, as well as [Hebrew] Isaacs, Pardon me for troubling you but knowing your kind hearted-ness I am assured when I dis-close to you my real position
you will not hide your face from the tale of[?] which I re-late to you; but with your in-terest & influence endeavor as early as possible to alleviate my wants by an intercession in my behalf with the Trustees of your congregation.
My little boy & myself for the want of means to pay rent have had all our clothes detained leaving us with but the bare suit on our backs many a day we have to live on a loaf of bread, and many a night we know not where to rest our heads. I may say [Hebrew] To redeem my clothes would take thirty dollars, if I could possibly realize as much I may expect that in a couple of weeks when the pictures are completed I may
realize, if event but a scanty-living for the present so as to be independent, as a past [Hebrew] you might perhaps be induced to do your best for a poor benighted stranger in a strange land, crowded with distresses & misfortunes, who once held a high position, it harrasses my mind almost to despair. I am truly in need, and if you could only with your interces-sion & influence come to my aid in this hour of affliction. [Hebrew] [Hebrew]
Awaiting your early reply & closing with my best regards to yourself and family
Believe me to be
Yours faithfully
A D Levante
30 Bowery N. Y. - Identifier
- p36m33p4b
- identifier
- SMBx1FF27_12
Part of Letter from Levante, A. D. to Unknown Addressee. New York, NY; Apr 1868
Levante, A. D., “Letter from Levante, A. D. to Unknown Addressee. New York, NY; Apr 1868”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/87786