Geography: Shongelo

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Letter from Solomon Soher to Isaac Leeser, Shougalo, Mississippi, May 26, 1857 Letter from Solomon Soher to Isaac Leeser, Shougalo, Mississippi, May 26, 1857

Two-page letter written by Solomon Soher from Shougalo, Mississippi, on May 26, 1857, responding to a loan request from Isaac Leeser. Soher declines the request due to his age and health, and the small Jewish community in Shougalo. He also discusses his subscription to the Occident magazine.