Letter handwritten and signed by R. Shem Tov son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi, rabbi of Sarai (Sarajevo, Bosnia), addressed to R. Avraham David son of R. Shmuel Shemayah Papo Rabbi of Ragusa. [Sarajevo, Nissan 1730].
The writer of this letter is R. Shem Tov Tzvi, whom according to Prof. Meir Benayahu was the grandson of the false Messiah Sabbatai Zevi. According to Benayahu, his father, R. Yitzchak Tzvi, was the son of Sabbatai Zevi, born to him after he converted to Islam and originally named Yishmael. He went to study in the yeshivot of Salonika, became a Torah scholar, and changed his name to Yitzchak. Both R. Yitzchak Tzvi and his son R. Shem Tov served as rabbis in Sarajevo, were known as halachic authorities and were held in high esteem by the rabbis of their region.
In the letter, R. Shem Tov Tzvi humbly apologizes to R. Avraham David Papo (it is not clear what led him to apologize, and it seems that he himself was unaware what caused R. Papo's anger). At the foot of the letter, R. Shem Tov Tzvi writes about the custom of buying an etrog from the communal fund, and describes what occurred the past Sukkot.
Recipient's address on verso, with the wax seal of R. "Shem Tov son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi".
[1] double leaf. 29 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Large open tears, affecting text. Folding marks and wear.

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