Letter from the rabbis of Safed, addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, signed by R. Shmuel Heller and R. Shmuel Abbou. Safed, Tishrei 1870. Hebrew.
Written by a scribe (in cursive Ashkenazic script), with the signatures of the rabbis (and the stamp of R. Abbou). In the letter, the rabbis report on the distribution of funds received from Montefiore (funds for the poor of Safed, for brides and ill people and for the institutions of Safed, Tiberias and Hebron).
Note in English on verso (presumably written by one of Montefiore's secretaries), summing up the rabbis' report.
R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884), leading Torah scholar and physician, rabbi of Safed for sixty years.
R. Shmuel Abbou (1789-1879), rabbi of the Sephardic community in Safed and consul of France. Rebuilt Safed after the earthquake in 1837.
[1] double leaf (2 written pages). Approx. 29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and marginal tears. Folding marks.

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