Letter; Cohen, Jacob; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1855 October 4
Description:
Letter relating to the market of enslaved people by J. Hamilton Criper, near Darien, Georgia, advising his client on the sale of enlaved people and praising Jacob Cohen, a well known slave dealer in Charleston, South Carolina.
Personal Name:
Cohen, Jacob
Date:
1855-10-04
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1849 April 10
Subject:
Correspondence; Religious communities
Description:
Letter from Joshua Lavsano to Isaac Leeser, regarding problems the Jewish Community is having in the battle over the form of services in the synagogue Beth Elohim. He relates that as a member, he can see no possibility of cooperation. He thanks Reverend Leeser for his intervention but things have gone down divergent paths. He notes that a meeting was held to consider the Philadelphia recommendation of one joint synagogue, but it was soundly rebuffed.
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Lavsano, Joshua
Corporate Name:
Beth Elohim
Date:
1849-04-10
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Tobias, Tobias I.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; New York, New York, United States; 1850 September 11
Subject:
Correspondence; Jewish merchants; Manuscripts (documents); Judaism -- Customs and practices
Description:
Letter from T. J. Tobias to T. I. Tobias, regarding an overdue payment, wine shipments. He asks that Tobias excuse his haste as, it is “just in time for dinner and Shabbos”; Charleston, SC; New York, NY
Personal Name:
Tobias, Tobias I.; Tobias, Thomas Jefferson
Date:
1850-09-11
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1852 August 23
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Three page letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser, in which Carvalho gives Leeser advice on how to treat people who attack him in the "Asmoneon," the first successful Jewish periodical in the United States
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes
Date:
1852-08-23
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Judah, Rumah; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1831 November 14
Subject:
Correspondence; Rabbis; Family papers
Description:
Letter from Rumah Judah to her nephew to Isaac Leeser, written during a trip to see relatives in Charleston, South Carolina, and regarding family observations;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Judah, Rumah
Date:
1831-11-14
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Harby, Isaac; Cohen, E. P.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1826 May 5
Subject:
Correspondence; Judaism -- Customs and practices
Description:
Letter from Isaac Harby to E. P. Cohen, presenting an argument for not wearing a head covering in the temple. According to the donor, this is the earliest known American document in the history of Reform Judaism;Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Harby, Isaac; Cohen, E. P.
Date:
1826-05-05
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter from M. C. Mordecai of Mordecai & Co., with a cover broadside announcing that he is going into business with his son J. R. Mordecai, Js. Eger Hertz, and J. A. Enslow. The letter is to John Wagner regarding coal for the steamship Isabel going to Cuba; Charleston, SC; Philadelphia, PA
Personal Name:
Hertz, Js. Eger; Wagner, John
Corporate Name:
Mordecai & Co.
Date:
1852-07-01
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; De la Motta, Jacob; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1832 September 17
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and De la Motta, Jacob. Charleston, SC, Letter from the physician Jacob De la Motta in Charleston, South Carolina to rev. Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; De la Motta, Jacob
Date:
1832-09-17
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Levy, David Cardoza; Charleston, South Carolina United States; 1840 September 4
Subject:
Correspondence; Jewish merchants; Food industry and trade
Description:
Letter from David Cardoza Levy to Tobias Isaac Tobias, in which Levy asks Tobias to forward a letter for him to Bordeaux, France, which he enclosed, and then discusses the business and expresses his condolences for the death of Tobias's daughter-in-law; New York, NY; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Levy, David Cardoza; Tobias, Tobias Isaac
Date:
1840-09-04
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Harvey, J.; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1854 April 21
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Harvey, J.. Charleston, SC, Letter from J. Harvey to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. He requests that Leeser publish his editorial which is in the body of the letter. In his proposed editorial, while opposed to the general Reform Movement, he speaks well of certain aspects at Kal Kadosh Beth Elohim, while criticizing others with a particular view on the role of women in a Sunday school
Personal Name:
Leeser, Isaac; Harvey, J.
Date:
1854-04-21
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter; Ehrlick, Morris; Oelsner, Alexander; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1858 May 25
Description:
Ehrlick, Morris and Oelsner, Alexander. Charleston, SC, Letter from Morris Ehrlick, the President of Berith Shalom congregation in Charleston, South Carolina to Alexander Oelsner
Personal Name:
Ehrlick, Morris; Oelsner, Alexander
Date:
1858-05-25
Language:
English
Rights:
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Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
Letter from J. J. Cohen to an unnamed recipient for whom he appears to have been working regarding difficulty he is finding in buying tobacco at the right price and notes that their agents in the city were not helpful. He expresses hope that the recipient did not experience losses in the Charleston fire; Rome, GA; Charleston, SC
Personal Name:
Cohen, J. J.
Date:
1861-12-16
Language:
English
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
