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Letter or petition (هذا الاعراض) addressed to an Ottoman official. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably 18th or 19th century. Deals with a family matter concerning a poor Jew named Khiḍr ىالمىو (Palombo?). The poor cousin (ibn ʿamm) of Khiḍr may have been married to the mother of the writer. Because of the repeated reference to the man's poverty, it seems the basis for this petition is the inheritance of money or property. In the last line, the writer asks that the diwan and the consul (القنسل) make a decision in the matter. (Information mainly from JRL catalogue). Needs further examination.

JRL Gaster ar. 780

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JRL Gaster ar. 781

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Debenture bond / promissory note (ورقة سند). An adorned printed template states that this is "a debenture bond for the sum of less than 100 piaster (qirsh)," continued on the left side: "its value [is] 10 silver." Dated: 1264 AH, which is 1847/48 CE. Further information added in hand-writing: just beneath the title the equivalent of the sum in French (?) currency first in numerals: 62 ½ (?), and then in words. The signature of al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm Khalīl appears at the end, next to a stamp. (Information from JRL catalogue.)

JRL Gaster ar. 790

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