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Letter from Abraham De Young to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Formation of a Congregation in Lafayette, Louisiana, November 9, 1849 Letter from Abraham De Young to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Formation of a Congregation in Lafayette, Louisiana, November 9, 1849

A one-page letter written by Abraham De Young, President of a newly formed congregation in Lafayette, Louisiana, to Isaac Leeser on November 9, 1849. The letter announces the congregation's new rented temple and lists its officers: Jacob Meyer (VP), H. Asher (VP), Benjamin Goldenberg (Trustee), B. Frank (Trustee), Julius Sayer (Secretary), and N. Grunsburger (Treasurer). An excerpt from a later Occident article provides an update on the congregation's status and membership.

Letter from H. Lowenthal to Isaac Leeser, Lafayette, Indiana, June 24, 1857 Letter from H. Lowenthal to Isaac Leeser, Lafayette, Indiana, June 24, 1857

A four-page letter written by H. Lowenthal to Isaac Leeser on June 24, 1857, from Lafayette, Indiana. The letter contains a series of questions concerning philosophical, theological, and ritual slaughter practices. Lowenthal expresses urgency for a prompt response from Leeser.