Letter signed by Rabbi Chaim Leib Tiktinsky and by his son Rabbi Shmuel Tiktinsky. Mir, Elul 1880. Sent to Rabbi Ya'akov Hirshbein of London with a request for support for the yeshiva and assistance for the yeshiva's emissary Rabbi Yehuda Lubatzky. Scribal writing signed by "Your friend from afar, Chaim Yehuda Leib ben Rabbi Shmuel", and by his son, who signed "From me, loaded with the burden of the students, Shmuel Tiktinsky ben Rabbi C.L.". Rabbi Chaim Leib Tiktinsky (1824-1899), was a leading Torah scholar in Lithuania and head of the Mir Yeshiva for 50 years (1850-1899), youngest son of the founder of the yeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Tiktinsky (died in 1835). At the age of 20, Rabbi Chaim Leib was already known to be erudite in the entire Talmud and the poskim and at the age of 26, he began to deliver discourses and was appointed head of the Mir Yeshiva. Rabbi Yisrael of Salant said that whoever wishes to learn to understand a leaf of Talmud properly should go to Rabbi Chaim Leib of Mir. The Netziv of Volozhin was fond of his study methods and the Mir Yeshiva students who arrived in Volozhin merited particular endearment because of this. Rabbi Chaim Leib had the ability to discern the nature of young men and without testing them he was able to distinguish differences among the students and the extent of the knowledge of each of the hundreds of students in the yeshiva. Written on his tombstone: “He taught thousands of disciples of which many became Jewish Torah leaders”. In 1876 he appointed his son Rabbi Shmuel, known for his exceptional logic, as head of the yeshiva, but Rabbi Shmuel died seven years later. See: Toldot HaGaon R’ Chaim Yehuda Leib” (Warsaw 1902) and the book Raboteinu Shebagola pp. 106-109. Leaf, approximately 22 cm. Good condition, folding marks. File holes to text.