Geography: Warrenton

Associated Items

Letter from Isaac Mayer to Lazarus Mayer, Warrenton, Virginia, March 22, 1848 Letter from Isaac Mayer to Lazarus Mayer, Warrenton, Virginia, March 22, 1848

A one-and-a-half-page stampless letter written in German from Isaac Mayer to Lazarus Mayer, care of Jacobs & Mayer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dated March 22, 1848, the letter discusses business matters, specifically mentioning spools and steel. Related correspondence includes items 20.512, 20.518, and others detailing communications among Jewish merchants and Jacobs & Mayer. A later notation on the letter suggests a date of March 29, 1849.

Letter from Zalma Rehine to Isaac Leeser, June 24, 1839 Letter from Zalma Rehine to Isaac Leeser, June 24, 1839

One-page letter written by Zalma Rehine from Warrenton, Virginia to his nephew, Isaac Leeser, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1839. Rehine describes his vacation with his ailing wife at the Barkley Springs resort, detailing the cost and amenities. A sketch is included on the blank page of the letter.