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Letter from B. M. Emanuel to Isaac Leeser, Evergreen, Alabama, November 12, 1844Letter from B. M. Emanuel to Isaac Leeser, Evergreen, Alabama, November 12, 1844

A one-page letter written by B. M. Emanuel in Evergreen, Alabama, on November 12, 1844, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emanuel requests prayer books for himself and other Jews in Claiborne, Alabama (Levy, Meirs, Rothschild, and Hirshfeld). This letter offers insight into the challenges faced by Jews in maintaining religious connections in small Southern towns.

Letter from Isaac Mayer Wise to Isaac Leeser, March 22, 1850Letter from Isaac Mayer Wise to Isaac Leeser, March 22, 1850

A letter written by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise of Albany, New York to Rabbi Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 22, 1850. The letter discusses Wise's opinions on Dr. Raphael, a figure involved in a debate with Reverend Pozanski in Charleston, South Carolina. The letter offers insight into the diverging views of Wise and Leeser, foreshadowing their later falling out.

Letter from T.S. Pleasants to Isaac Leeser, June 20, 1829Letter from T.S. Pleasants to Isaac Leeser, June 20, 1829

Three-page letter from T.S. Pleasants, a Virginia Quaker, to Isaac Leeser, dated June 20, 1829. Written from Beaverdam, Virginia, the letter discusses religious similarities and differences, referencing "Letters of D. Levi to Dr. Priestly." This letter provides insight into the religious dialogues Isaac Leeser engaged in before assuming his pulpit at Mikveh Israel.

Letter from W. B. Simmons to Isaac Leeser, June 22, 1843Letter from W. B. Simmons to Isaac Leeser, June 22, 1843

Two-page letter dated June 22, 1843, from W. B. Simmons in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Simmons discusses difficulties receiving copies of *The Occident*, the appointment of Mr. Carillon as minister, and recent Reform changes within the Jewish community. He describes a dream of meeting Leeser and being awakened by an earthquake.