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Letter from Moses Montefiore – London, 1872

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Letter from Moses Montefiore to the Chacham Bashi R. Avraham Ashkenazi and several Torah sages and community leaders of Jerusalem. London, 1872.
Montefiore's official stationery. Handwritten and signed by Montefiore's secretary (in square Hebrew script). The letter deals with sending of funds from R. Nathan Adler, Rabbi of London, given to Montefiore for the poor in Eretz Israel.
The addressees are: R. Avraham Ashkenazi, the Chacham Bashi; R. David Ben-Shimon [Rav Devash], R. Moshe Benveniste, R. Meir son of R. Asher of Anykščiai and R. Yaakov Yehudah Leib Levi.


[1] double leaf, with the recipients' address in three languages: Hebrew, English and Arabic; with postage stamps. Approx. 25 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Folding marks.

English Jewry – Letters
English Jewry – Letters