Letter: T-S Misc.11.140

Letter T-S Misc.11.140

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.11.140
Document Date
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Letters of recommendation for an unnamed man, drawn up by the Sephardic community of Vienna in 5621 AM (1860/61 CE). This man was from Mosul (Nineveh) and brought with him his own letters of recommendation, for which this is a replacement. He suffers from poverty and illness, and he was robbed in his lodging when he entered the borders of Hungary. There are three different notes sharing the page; the first two urge all who meet him to extend charity to him. (The third note is somewhat obscure and needs further examination.) The first note is signed by Aharon b. Eliyyahu, Yehuda b. Yaʿaqov, and [...] b. Shimʿon. The second note was written by the Sephardic rabbi, Reuven Barukh (served 1846–74). He signed in Hebrew and Latin script, and stamped the document with his seal. ASE.

Related Places

Mentioned
Mosul
Origin
Vienna

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box Misc. 11, fol. 140; TS Box Misc. 11, f. 140
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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T-S Misc.11.140 1r

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1r

T-S Misc.11.140 1v

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1v
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