Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 May 26
Title:
Letter; Leeser, Isaac; Carvalho, Solomon Nunes; Charleston, South Carolina, United States; 1852 May 26
Date:
1852-05-26
Description:
Leeser, Isaac and Carvalho, Solomon Nunes. Charleston, SC, Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897) in Charleston, South Carolina to Rev. Isaac Lesser (1806-1868) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this lengthy three page letter Carvalho details the very public arguments at the Shearit Israel concerning the role of Rev. Ellis Lyons vs. the Reader Dr. E. The Rev. Ellis Lyons wrote a letter excommunicating Dr. E and denounced the Congregation for acting out of order and forfeiting all claims to orthodoxy. Carvalho comments on Lyons' impertinence at excommunicating Dr. E
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