Letter from Samuel Hart, Senior to Isaac Leeser Regarding the Occident and Jewish Publication Society, Charleston, July 23, 1849

Three-page letter written by Samuel Hart, Senior (agent for Isaac Leeser's Occident) from Charleston, South Carolina on July 23, 1849 to Isaac Leeser. The letter includes a check for collections made for the Occident and the Jewish Publication Society. Hart requests a receipt be sent to David Lopez for a previous payment. The letter also discusses printing matters and includes an order for a dozen copies of a Hebrew vocabulary. Page 3 itemizes subscribers' names and amounts paid for both the Jewish Publication Society and the Occident, along with a donation from Miss Henrietta Hart for the poor in Jerusalem. The letter features two signatures from Samuel Hart. Hart's prominence as a Charleston Jewish publisher, bookseller, president of Temple Shearith Israel, and Confederate soldier (Charleston Guards) is noted.

Associated People/Businesses

• Leeser, Isaac / Hart, Samuel Senior

Geography

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Subjects

• Charleston (S.C.)--History
• Fund raising
• 19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 4