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Auction 58 · Lot 378
MONTEFIORE, SIR MOSES.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $4,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Alexandria (Egypt)
Publication
September 11th, 1840
Description
Letter Signed, written to Member of Parliament Mr. J. A. Smith reporting on the successful outcome of his “Mission sent out to relieve the unfortunate and persecuted Jews at Damascus,” known as the Damascus Affair. Letter and address panel signed by Montefiore.
summary
An important mission was undertaken by philanthropist and humanitarian Sir Moses Montefiore following a charge of ritual murder against the Jewish Community in Damascus after the disappearance of a Franciscan friar and his servant. This important letter, likely carried by special diplomatic messenger from Egypt to London refers to the declaration that “Jews should have the same protection as other subjects” and thanks the British Member of Parliament for his actions on behalf of the Jews in the East.
Few Montefiore letters appear at auction dealing with matters of such importance.
2 pp., folded into envelope, tears with two words affected. Partial red wax seal (of the Rothschild family coat of arms) reading “Concordia, Integritas, Industria.”
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