Official handwritten document, a declaration regarding a couple interested in marrying. Balassagyarmat (Hungary), 1859. German.
The document is signed, in German, in the handwriting of R. Aharon "David Deutsch". It is also signed by: "Salomon Weisz" (in German) and stamped with two stamps of the Jewish Balassagyarmat community. Three official postage stamps are pasted to the top of the document.
Rabbi Aharon David Deutsch (1813-1878), author of Goren David, studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer who praised his disciple's fear of G-d and said that he relies on the power of his prayers. On another occasion, the Chatam Sofer said that Rabbi Aharon David is ready to merit the World to Come. Upon visiting the city of Pressburg, the Ktav Sofer would greet R. Deutsch in Shabbat attire. From 1846, he served as Rabbi of Sebeș and from 1851, he served in the Balassagyarmat rabbinate, a position he held for 27 years. [See HaChatam Sofer V'Talmidav, pp. 49-52].
Leaf, 34 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Minor tear to upper margins. Few stains.