Ledger Book of Communal Welfare Fund and Soup Kitchen

Estimate: $3,500–$4,500
Hammer price: $4,000

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author

(FRANKFURT AM MAIN)

Place

Frankfurt a/Main

Publication

1785-1804

Description

Yiddish text. German square and cursive Hebrew scripts. Brown ink on paper

summary

Noting equitable distributions to both residents of Frankfurt as well as transients. Detailed lists of names (orphans, widows, etc.) including Families: Sofer, Wahl, Trier, Adler, Schloss, Günz, Fulder, Hirschorn, Fürther, etc. The volume tracks salaries to communal officers, expenditures for Passover and other Festival meals, price fluctuations of groceries and other necessities

pp.(36) excluding blanks. Contemporary calf-backed patterned boards. 8vo

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