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Subject: Reconstruction (U.S. history) -- Social aspects

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Letter from Jacob Ezekiel to Isaac Leeser, Richmond, Virginia, August 27, 1866Letter from Jacob Ezekiel to Isaac Leeser, Richmond, Virginia, August 27, 1866

Seven-page letter written by Jacob Ezekiel of Richmond, Virginia, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1866. The letter discusses the post-Civil War rebuilding of Richmond's Jewish community, including proposals for publishing Leeser's collected works and the potential restructuring of the city's congregations. Ezekiel, a prominent Richmond merchant and communal leader, offers detailed insights into the political and social dynamics of the time.