Letter: AIU VII.E.66

Letter AIU VII.E.66

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Letter from Nissim Messina(?) to Karo y Frances & Company, in Fustat/Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 27 Ḥeshvan of an unnamed year in the late 18th or early 19th century. Seems to deal in part with trade in currency, including yüzlüks (=2.5 kuruş) and maḥbūbs. Needs further examination.

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