Kursheedt, Mendes (1814-86) Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English.

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

22nd February

New Orleans

1854

Concerns the liquidation of Judah Touro’s estate so that the bequests in his will could be carried out. Touro had bequeathed his large fortune to a variety of Jewish causes, including more than $20,000 to benefit Philadelphia charities run by Isaac Leeser. Kursheedt assures Leeser that the executors, which included his brother Gershom, “will use every effort to place matters in a state of liquidation with as little delay as possible.”