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Letter from Moses Mendes Sollas to Isaac Leeser, Kingston, Jamaica, November 14, 1844

Three-page letter written by Moses Mendes Sollas of Buff Bay, St. George's, Jamaica, to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 14, 1844. Sollas, a wealthy merchant and lay leader of K.K. Shahar Ashamaim synagogue in Kingston, requests information on firms exporting spiced beef to Jamaica. The letter also contains advice to Leeser regarding his efforts to organize the American Jewish community and observations on the wealthy, along with book orders.

Associated People/Businesses

Leeser, Isaac
Sollas, M. M.
LEESER, ISAAC / SOLLAS, M. M.

Geography

Kingston

Subjects

Correspondence
Commercial correspondence
19th century
Commerce

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 4, Folder 2