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Auction 13 · Lot 451
MONTEFIORE, MOSES
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $800
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Ramsgate, England
Publication
1864
Description
Letter to the Council of Administration of the University of Ancona. He thanks the community for their praise of his "humble efforts on behalf of our nation." He thanks God for "His mercy and providence" for his success in his "mission on behalf of our distressed brethren in Morocco."
summary
Moses Montefiore journeyed to Morocco in order to end the "Moroccan atrocities" of which Jews were tortured with "barbarous cruelty." In the present letter Sir Moses reports "the edict which I succeeded in obtaining in favor of our co-religionists is being promulgated in the dominions of the Sultan of Morocco...it is to be hoped that the governors of the provinces will...enforce the gracious decree of their sovereign. See D. Littman, Mission to Morocco (1863-1864) in: The Century of Moses Montefiore (1985) pp.171-229
pp.2. With original envelope with Sir Moses’ wax seal and signature
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