Papers include: thirteen ketubot, 1746-1896; two halitsah undertakings, 1799 and 1890; invitation to the marriage of Jacob Lesser and Miriam Laon, 1859; a letter to Marion Laon, 1859; two photographs, probably of Revd Jacob Lesser; a copy of the Great Synagogue marriage register containing the marriage record of Isaac Lesser and Sophie Hart; a Briefen shteller , a Yiddish book containing model letters by Leon Dor (Vilna, 1865); correspondence and pedigree.
Papers relating to the family of Isaac and Jacob Lesser
This material is held atUniversity of Southampton Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 738 MS 116/92
- Dates of Creation
- 1746-1896
- Language of Material
- Yiddish and English
- Physical Description
- 1 folder
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Papers relating to the family of Isaac and Jacob Lesser, 1746- 1896.
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