The London Chronicle [periodical]. 6th-8th May, 1773
AUCTION 24 |
Tuesday, June 29th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg
Lot 22
(ANGLO-JUDAICA)
The London Chronicle [periodical]. 6th-8th May, 1773
London: 1773
Est: $300 - $400
PRICE REALIZED $250
“By letters from Cairo we learn that Ali Bey has just given a proof of his proficiency in the art of financeering...he has obliged the Jews to pay a considerbale sum, one-half of which he told them was in part of interest and indemnification...of the great sums their ancestors borrowed and feloniously carried off from the ancient Egyptians...”