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Lot 29

Letter from Sir Moses Montefiore - Ramsgate, 1880 - Concerning the Restoration of Gravestones in the Jewish Cemetery of his Hometown Livorno

Letter from Sir Moses Montefiore, addressed to Yisrael Costa - head of the Jewish community in Livorno. Ramsgate (England), 1880.
Written by a scribe, on official stationery. With the handwritten signature of Montefiore, in Hebrew and English.
The letter pertains to the restoration of gravestones in the Jewish cemetery of Livorno [the hometown of Moses Montefiore].
[1] leaf. 25.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, folding marks and creases. Light worming.