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Letter from Gershom Kursheedt to Isaac Leeser, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 5, 1854

Four-page letter dated April 5, 1854, from Gershom Kursheedt in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter details Kursheedt's plans for the return and burial of Judah Touro's remains in Newport, Rhode Island, including specifics about the ceremonies and the allocation of funds for Leeser's proposed Educational Society.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
LEESER, ISAAC / KURSHEEDT, GERSHOM (1815.1862)

Geography

New Orleans

Subjects

Judaism
Correspondence
Fund raising
19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 2