Rehine, Zalma (1757-1843). Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English.

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

7th April

Baltimore

1836

Autograph address panel on verso.

This letter from Leeser’s maternal uncle, Zalma Rehine, consists of complaints of ill health: “I have been very sick with a cold and pains in my side all yom tov…” Rehine also tells Leeser that a guest over Passover, one Mr. Black, “had seen you and is much pleased with you.” It would seem that Isaac Leeser was a relatively frequent topic of conversation between Rehine and his friends and acquaintances, and when he heard something about the impression his nephew - a rising star in the firmament of American Jewish clergy - was making, he would tell him about it. On the reverse of the letter is a list consisting of seven lines, giving quantities of articles of clothing (e.g., “2 pairs of stockings”) in a separate hand that might be Leeser’s.