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Subject: San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

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Letter from Abraham Cohen Labatt to Isaac Leeser, March 16, 1854Letter from Abraham Cohen Labatt to Isaac Leeser, March 16, 1854

Four-page letter written by Abraham Cohen Labatt of San Francisco, California, to Isaac Leeser of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 16, 1854. Labatt details the growth of San Francisco's Jewish community, its need for a rabbi, and the fundraising efforts for a new synagogue building. The letter provides valuable insight into the early development of Jewish life in San Francisco.