Subject: Jews--Social life and customs

Letter from Henry S. Allen to Isaac Leeser expressing gratitude for a free advertisement for their seventh anniversary ball. Written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 19, 1848.

Four-page letter dated March 5, 1809, from Jarvis Smith, an American businessman in London, England, to his uncle, Ebenezer Smith, in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. The letter details a previous letter lost at sea, and describes the author's observations of Jewish life in London, including the Feast of Esther and a visit to a synagogue. The letter includes a ship stamp and Boston postmark, and was carried by the ship Albatros, Captain Wildes. 7 1/4" x 9", folds, very good condition with minor paper loss from opening wax seals.

A letter written in 1860 from Jose Joaquin Perez to Joshua I. Cohen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter mentions Perez's upcoming visit to William Hart of Quebec and contains references to Baltimore and the Jewish community.