Letter: T-S NS J4

Letter T-S NS J4

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T-S NS J4

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Letter of a prisoner mistreated by a Maghribi guard and affected by illness, who asks a notable ("my brother, Abu Imran") to intervene for him with a judge. He mentions an incident on Friday when he attempted to use the toilet after three days without a bowel movement, which is when the guard beat him. "They were also allowed to send letters out of prison, some of which we still have, and since in one such letter a complaint is made against a particularly wicked jailer who cursed and beat the writer without reason, we may assume that in some places at least the authorities in charge did not tolerate excesive cruelty." (Med Soc II, 373 and Goitein's index card.)

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2017
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T-S NS J4 1r

1r

T-S NS J4 1v

1v
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