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Letter from Solomon Davis to Isaac Leeser, Richmond, Virginia, September 18, 1853
A single-page letter written by Solomon Davis to Isaac Leeser on September 18, 1853, from Richmond, Virginia. Davis requests Leeser to send him a Bible and prayer books, specifically bound and inscribed with his wife's name, Anna Davis. Solomon Davis and his brother Benjamin were prominent figures in the Virginia slave trade, a fact noted in historical sources such as *The History of Jews of Richmond* and *Richmond's Jewry*. This letter is unique in the collection as the only correspondence from anyone in the Richmond Davis family or any other known slave trader.
Associated People/Businesses
- LEESER, ISAAC / Davis, Solomon
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Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 4