Emissary letter for R. Yehuda Zerachya Azulai, who was sent to "the venerable city Mogador…" [Mogador, Morocco], signed by Jerusalem rabbis: R. Shlomo Moshe Suzin, R. Shmuel HaLevi, R. Chizkiya Avraham HaCohen, R. Moshe son of R. David "Didia Majar", R. Yehuda son of R. Refael Navon and R. Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri. [Jerusalem, c. 1830].
Handsome scribal writing, with curly rabbinic signatures on the margins of the letter.
R. Yehuda Zerachya Azulai (died 1870) was born in Marrakesh, Morocco; moved to Jerusalem in 1812 and was sent to Morocco several times as an emissary. He was first sent in 1830, and made the rounds of Moroccan cities until 1834. In 1835, he was sent again and twice more in 1843 and in 1848. [See: Avraham Ya'ari, Sheluchei Eretz Yisrael, pp. 718-720]. This letter bears no date but is similar to a letter dated 1831 to the Salé and Marrakesh communities which appears in Ya'ari [ibid].
Leaf, approximately 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear, tears and folding creases. Placed in a glass frame.