San Francisco, June 30, 1870. Dear Sir.-You are doubtless aware, that the President of the United States has appointed and the Senate confirmed, Benjamin F. Peixotto, an Israelite ...

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Rev. Dr. Elkan Cohn, A. Seligman, Alexander Weill, Louis Sachs, A. Hollub, C. Meyer, and M. Selig solicit Jewish communities for pledges to underwrite B. F. Peixotto’s unsalaried position as the American consul in Bucharest. Leading by example, the Israelites of San Francisco have already pledged $1,000, for each of three years, to the Roumanian Fund.