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Acknowledgment Letter from John S. Meehan Regarding Isaac Leeser's 'The Book of Daily Prayers'

A printed and ink-completed form letter, signed by John S. Meehan, Librarian of the Library of Congress, acknowledging receipt of Isaac Leeser's 'The Book of Daily Prayers for Every Day in the Year According to the Custom of the German and Polish Jews,' published in 1848 by Sherman. This letter, dated July 14, 1848, may represent the first notification of an American Jewish prayer book in the Library of Congress collection.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Meehan, John Silva, 1790-1863
Library of Congress
LEESER, ISAAC / JOHN S. MEEHAN

Geography

Washington, D.C.

Subjects

Religious literature

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 3