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Subject: Jamaica -- Social life and customs

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Letter from Moses Mendes Sollas to Isaac Leeser, Kingston, Jamaica, March 6, 1866Letter from Moses Mendes Sollas to Isaac Leeser, Kingston, Jamaica, March 6, 1866

A two-page letter written by Moses Mendes Sollas of Kingston, Jamaica to Isaac Leeser in New York, New York on March 6, 1866. Sollas reflects on his life as a Jew in a predominantly Christian community, his relationship with Leeser as a spiritual mentor, and shares family news, including the marriage of his daughter and the engagement of two others. He also introduces a young friend, Mr. Lewin, seeking Leeser's assistance.