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HE SERVED WITH CONFEDERATE MILITARY FORCES DURING

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Single page (blank reverse) neatly penned letter from Charleston, S.C. May 28, 1868 to the "OCCIDENT" (of Isaac Leeser's) in Phila. in regard to a bill for subscription he did not believe he owed. In the hand of and fully signed by Leopold Weiskopf: "…I have to state that I have only subscribed to the Occident since last year and cannot owe to the estate [of Leeser] more than for one year. If correct please let me know and I will submit by next mail [payment]. PLEASE STOP ANYHOW SENDING THE OCCIDENT AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP IT ANY LONGER." Light penciled notation by the estate: "send bill as above / W.B.H." Exc. with photostat from "The Jews of South Carolina" by B. A. Elzas (1905) indicating Weiskopf's service with "Company D" of the South Carolina Reg't of Reserves

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