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Letter to Yemenite Chief Rabbi Shalom Iraqi
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To the city of Yemen, Sheikh Shalom, on the 4th of Shevat [9th January 1742] from the Constantinople officials, may the Lord protect them. The son of a valiant man, who had done mighty deeds, of…

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Constantinople Officials

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1742

Subjects:

Government, Economic life, Cities, Israel-Diaspora relations, Charity, Letters

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Firsthand accounts, Letters
Correspondence from the United States, 1859–1861
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New York, October 17, [18]59 People are rather preoccupied with the internal politics of the country. The abortive attempt of [the abolitionist John] Brown and his accomplices, and their execution…

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Salomon de Rothschild

Places:

New York City, United States of America

Date:

1859–1861

Subjects:

Travel, Politics, Economic life, Slavery, Cities, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters, Travel Writing
Letter from Acre to His Father: First Part
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After wishing you good health and well-being and kissing your hand, as is befitting, and also to Madame my mother, blessed among women, amen, and to all the members of the household, may the Rock…

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Abraham Ishmael Ḥay Sanguinetti

Places:

Acre, Ottoman Empire (Acre, Israel)

Date:

1741

Subjects:

Travel, Monarchy, Cities, Economic life, Christian-Jewish relations, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Travel Writing, Letters