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Subject: Montreal (Quebec)--Social life and customs

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Letter from Mrs. Abraham DeSola to Isaac Leeser, Montreal, November 7, 1849Letter from Mrs. Abraham DeSola to Isaac Leeser, Montreal, November 7, 1849

A single-page handwritten letter from the wife of the founder of the wealthy Joseph family of Montreal, inviting Isaac Leeser to the wedding of her youngest daughter, Esther, to Rabbi Abraham DeSola of Montreal. The letter is dated November 7, 1849, although the wedding actually took place in June 1852. The letter originates from Montreal, Canada.