Emissary's letter on parchment, for the Rabbi Avraham Chai ben Amozag [died in 1931; Tiberias sage, author of Avraham Bakol], who traveled to Morocco and Gibraltar on behalf of the Ma'aravim community of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [1907].
Handwritten on a large parchment sheet, cut at the top in the shape of a dome and adorned with verses. the emissary's letter addresses the wealthy and influential residents of Gibraltar and of Western cities: Fez, Meknes, Sefrou, Rabat, Sali, Tetouan, etc.
the rabbis of the Ma'aravim of Jerusalem signed the writ: Rishon Letzion Rabbi Nachman Batito, Rabbi Eliyahu Ya’akov Elagimi, Rabbi Levi Yoflach, Rabbi Shmuel Alaluf, Rabbi Shmuel Buchbut, Rabbi Machluf Chazan, Rabbi Yosef Elmaliach, Rabbi Yosef Chaim HaCohen, and others. (several damaged signatures).
Large parchment leaf, 61 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear, several tears and damages (with slight damage to text). Faded ink in several places.