The Daily Age, Philadelphia, April 29, 1865: Oration on the Death of President Lincoln by Rabbi Isaac Leeser

Newspaper clipping from *The Daily Age*, Philadelphia, dated Saturday, April 29, 1865. The front page features a lengthy article detailing a sermon delivered by Dr. Isaac Leeser at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C., on April 26, 1865, following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The article highlights Leeser as the oldest Hebrew minister in the United States. The newspaper also contains reports on the Sultana disaster, the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history; further updates on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; and the death of John Wilkes Booth. This sermon by Rabbi Leeser is not known to exist in pamphlet form; this newspaper clipping appears to be one of the only surviving records.

Associated People/Businesses

• LEESER, ISAAC RABBI

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Sermons, American

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 1 (Oversize), Folder 2