Letter: ENA NS 47.19

Letter ENA NS 47.19

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ENA NS 47.19
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Input date

In PGP since 2017

Description

Letter from Avraham Castro, in Alexandria, to an unknown addressee, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: 16th century (Avraham Castro died in 1560). The writer had a position overseeing trade or taxation in Alexandria. This letter is quite damaged, but it seems to deal with ships and 'the tower' and 'the men of the tower' and bribery. Information in part from FGP.

ENA NS 47.19 1

1

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Translation

ENA NS 47.19 2

2
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