BOARD OF DELEGATES OF AMERICAN
ISRAELITES
New York, Tebeth 3rd, 5622
December 6th, 1861
Rev'd Dr. Arnold Fischell
Rev'd & Dear Sir,
It affords me much pleasure to
inform you that at a meeting of the Executive
Committee of this Board held last evening, you were
duly appointed to supervise, under the direction of
the Committee, the general spiritual welfare of the
Israelites in the camps and military hospitals
attached to the Department of the Potomac.
I am directed to acquaint you with
the desire of the Committee that you proceed to
Washington at as early a day as you can make it
convenient in order to enter upon the discharge of
the duties devolving on you, in pursuance of this
appointment.
You will likewise be expected to
communicate to the President from time to
time, the progress of your labors, which, I have no
doubt, will result in the accomplishment of much
good to our coreligionists to whom it will be your
province to administer advice and consolation and
the progress of your labors from time to time to the
President who will furnish you before
prior to your departure, with more
specific details of matter connected with your
duties appointment.
Trusting that the benevolent &
humane mission thus entrusted to you may
meet with the success under the Divine
blessing result in the accomplishment of
much good material benefit for our
coreligionists over whose special spiritual welfare
you will be enabled to exercise a supervisory care &
with assurances of profound respect I am Rev & dear
sir
Yours Faithfully,
Myer S. Isaacs
Sec'y
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