מכתב: T-S 8J20.32

תיאור

Letter from an unidentified sender, in Ḥebron, to his 'brother' Yeḥezqel Ḥefeṣ, likely in Cairo. In Hebrew. Dated: Sunday, 17 Av [5]529 AM, which is 1769 CE. It is a reply to a previous letter dealing with legal documents and a security (polisa / פוליסה). The extant section of this letter focuses on issues surrounding legal arrangements in connection with a certain Yiṣḥaq Ḥasūn/Ḥasōn. The sender reports that they previously wrote to a rabbi with a heavily abbreviated name (כמהרח׳׳ך) that because "he does not want to pay me, the document should to be taken from him and torn up, removing Yiṣḥaq Ḥasūn's hand from the place." The sender then goes on to state sternly: "so I will do what my heart desires and it is possible that I will return to Cairo/Egypt and return to my first place (למקומי הראשון)." This is probably a clue that the letter sender is originally from Cairo/Egypt. From later lines it seems the issue surrounding the legal document in question is still "contingent" (תלוי) and needs resolution. The sender then goes on to mention a few other contacts: Yosef Meyūḥas and M. Mīnīr (alt. sp. of Mūnīr?). The verso is on the back page of the bifolium. Both middle pages are blank. (MCD with information in part from CUDL and Dotan Arad.)