(HEBRON)

Estimate: $800–$1,200
Hammer price: $800

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9th Adar II

Place

Hebron

Publication

1857

Description

Secretarial Letter, Signed in Hebrew by eight Sephardic Rabbis of Hebron to H.E. Consul James Finn, concerning a dispute within the Community of Hebron in relation to the adminstration and distribution of charitable funds received from the Jews of Europe. Signatories including: R. Nissim Kamimuto, Isaac Chaim David Ezra, Joshua Shushan

summary

The English philo-Semite, James Finn served as British consul in Jerusalem from 1845 to 1862. He greatly assisted the Jews and often protected them from the Ottoman authorites. In this letter, the Jewish Community of Hebron turns to Finn to adjudicate its dispute; a clear indication of the high regard Finn received from the Jewish settlement in Hebron.

Single leaf. Few light stains in places, folds, small abrasion at lower left margin slightly affecting signature. 4to. Framed

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