Letter from Sebag, Solomon to Unknown Addressee. London, England; Apr 1853
- Title
- Letter from Sebag, Solomon to Unknown Addressee. London, England; Apr 1853
- Author
- Sebag, Solomon
- Date Created
- 11 April 1853
- Format
- 3 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 1, Folder 10
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3445hz1r/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3445hz1r
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx1FF10_14.xml
- content
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London
13 Bevis[?]
April 11th/53
Dear Sir
I now take my pen in hand to reply to your letter of the 16th ult. I must commence by stating at once that on the receipt of your letter I consulted with my friends who, as any one might expect, advised me to accept of your liberal offer. I also consulted my chief friend, my parent. She read your letter. She did not reply directly either in the negative or affirmative, but said it would be a difficult thing, for me to leave her, not having any one to or any thing for her; and with respect to your proposal of sending for her after I had been settled in your country, that, she would not acquiesce in, as she has said she could never have the resolution to cross the seas in her state of health, being not a very favorable; hence to be brief I thought it was preferable to sacrifice my interest for her sake and relenquish the idea of leaving her for the present. Having thus stated to you my intentions permit me to express to you my sincere thanks for the offer you have made to me, for the trouble you have taken in endeavouring to pro-mote my interests, you well knowing that the prospects of those in my profession, being here but few and distant; I assure you, Sir, that I could
not have expected more kindness from any dearer friend than you have shown towards me; that I cannot avail myself of it, is clear by the cir-cumstances just explained. How to repay you I know not. I only trust that you will accept the words I with for the deeds. I have endeavoured according to your respect, to avoid mentioning your name in the whole affair—Now for a few words concerning general affairs. The first thing I have to name to you is sad, one which I suppose you have heard of by the demise of the Revd. D. Meldola, which no doubt will cause another change in Portuguese affairs, Mr Hahnon being now left the presiding [Hebrew] Dayan. The Gentlemen of the Inahomad have resolved to establish a branch Synagogue at the West End of the town; but as they transact their affairs in a very slow manner, I cannot write to you with any certainty until it is finished. They intend, I believe testing a place for three years; furthermore I know not. Our schools are going on favorably but not doing any great wonders. The committee of the Orphans are educating one of your pupils, Nette, in the Scholastic profession. They have sent him to the City of London School for English and to Mr. Abrahams for Hebrew. The College appears to progress but slowly. Concerning the enquiries of Mr M. C. D. Azevedo, I can inform him myself, without reference to Mr. Almosnino his uncle Mr Aaron Cohen D. Azevedo died some time since, and his cousin Miss Reynas Hamson is still alive and well, one cousin of his has gone to Australia. I will send some of my books at the earliest opportunity. I must now draw my letter to a close, again thanking you for your kindness, and wishing you long life and happiness, and
remain
Yours truly
Solomon Sebag - Identifier
- p3445hz1r
- identifier
- SMBx1FF10_14
Part of Letter from Sebag, Solomon to Unknown Addressee. London, England; Apr 1853
Sebag, Solomon, “Letter from Sebag, Solomon to Unknown Addressee. London, England; Apr 1853”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/89887