Autograph Manuscript Essay: "A Short Essay on the Truth of the Jewish Religion" by a Southern Jew Eleven-page autograph manuscript essay, "A Short Essay on the Truth of the Jewish Religion," sent to Isaac Leeser in July 1846. The essay, later published in *The Occident* (Vol. 4, pp. 169-175), argues for the importance of the unity of God in Judaism. Written in English. Folio. Lightly stained. The manuscript is housed in the collection of the University of Pennsylvania.
