Letter from Smith, Charles Emory to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1890
- Title
- Letter from Smith, Charles Emory to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1890
- Date Created
- 1 September 1890
- Format
- 4 pages on 2 sheets
- Language(s)
- English
- Source
- Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
- Sabato Morais Collection, Box 5, Folder 9
- Has Format
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3sq8r358/manifest.json
- Link to Colenda
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3sq8r358
- Provenance
- Transfer of Custody from the Hebrew Education Society, 10 March 1913.
- Is Format Of
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/judaicadh/morais/main/TEI/SMBx5FF9_36.xml
- content
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Legation of the United States
St. Petersburg.
London, Sept. 1st 1890
Dear sir:
Your letter of the 10th ult, sent to St Petersburg, has been forwarded to me here where I am staying a few days, and I hasten to reply. You ask whether the recent report of restrictive measures directed against the He-brews in Russia is founded on fact.
This is the only period in the year when I could be away from my post making necessary preparations for the coming winter, and I was ab-sent from Russia when the report to which you refer first appeared. But the subject is one in which no representative of the United States
could fail to feel a deep interest, and I immediately took steps to as-certain whether the statement which attracted such wide attention had any foundation or warrant. The Legation of the United States insti-tuted prompt inquiries, in common with those of several other nations, and received the most positive as-surances from the Russian Government that the report was entirely groundless. The Imperial authorities stated not only that no new restrictive measures had been taken against the Hebrews and no old and obso-lete ones revived, but that no such measures had been contemplated.
In view of these denials, the Lord Mayor of London, himself a con-spicuous and honored Hebrew, sometime
since announced the abandonment of a projected public indignation meeting which had been called when the report of intended persecutions was first published.
I recall our personal meetings with great pleasure, and well remem-ber your high standing among your people, and I am glad to be able to convey these assurances to you and to them.
With great respect I am Sincerely Yours Chas Emory Smith
Rabbi S. Morais
Philadelphia
Rev. S. Morais
546 North Fifth St
Philadelphia
Pa.
United States of America. - Identifier
- p3sq8r358
- identifier
- SMBx5FF9_36
Part of Letter from Smith, Charles Emory to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1890
Smith, Charles Emory and Morais, Sabato, “Letter from Smith, Charles Emory to Morais, Sabato. London, England; Sep 1890”, Sabato Morais Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/morais/item/89945