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Letter from Mendes Kursheedt to Isaac Leeser regarding Judah Touro's bequest, May 1, 1854

A one-page letter from Mendes Kursheedt to Isaac Leeser dated May 1, 1854, concerning the $3,000 bequest from Judah Touro for charitable distribution. The letter was written in New Orleans, Louisiana and discusses the largest bequest to Jewish causes at that time, facilitated by the Kursheedt brothers with Leeser's guidance.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Kursheedt, M.
Touro, Judah, 1775-1854
Kursheedt, Mendes (1814-86) / Touro, Judah

Geography

New Orleans
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

Subjects

Charitable bequests

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 12, Folder 13