Letter from Rabbi A. L. Mayer to Isaac Leeser Regarding the National Commercial College, Syracuse, New York, 1864

Two-page letter written by Rabbi A. L. Mayer of Syracuse, New York, to Isaac Leeser on September 23, 1864. Mayer, formerly of Easton, Pennsylvania, discusses his involvement with the National Commercial College as a professor and requests Leeser to place advertisements for the college in the Occident. The letter includes details about the college's curriculum, faculty, and student body. The second page contains the advertisement itself, also available in German with an English translation. The letter sheds light on Mayer's activities after leaving his rabbinical position and offers a glimpse into the commercial education landscape of mid-19th century Syracuse.

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  • LEESER, ISAAC / MAYER, A. L.

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 6