Letter from Mendes, H. Pereira to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Apr 1893
- Title
- Letter from Mendes, H. Pereira to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Apr 1893
- Date Created
- 9 April 1893
- Format
- 2 pages on 1 sheet
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 6, Folder 14
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3w669t8r/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3w669t8r
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx6FF14_7.xml
- content
-
My dear sir and friend
My despatch has told you the sad news. It was not unex-pected, for an operation became necessary Sunday week and terrible symptoms set in.
Much would we like to have you at the funeral, even if you object to anything even approaching an oration on these middle days of festival. I trust soon to have you reply promising to come. And if it says no, fervently I hope you will reconsider, for my father deserves some honor in the eyes of the world, and who can come but you? My sorrow is that it means so much fatigue for you eve of Holy day. De Sola cannot get back to Montreal so we do not ask him even
to take part.
I will also ask you what do you advise concerning my reading, preaching and taking my usual seat on 7th and 8th days. The funeral will be Thursday, our Abeluth will begin on Saturday night. Do you think it would be wrong for me to read the verses [Hebrew] at the funeral if you be not present?
I hope you will be, and that your health will permit.
With much regard yrs H Pereira Mendes
Tuesday 4/9d. - Identifier
- p3w669t8r
- identifier
- SMBx6FF14_7
Part of Letter from Mendes, H. Pereira to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Apr 1893
Mendes, H. Pereira and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Mendes, H. Pereira to Morais, Sabato. New York, NY; Apr 1893”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed September 19, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/88343