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Tag: morocco
6 records found
A curious fragment of a late calligraphic legal document (though the date does not survive), appointing Avraham b. [...] Ashkenazi as someone's agent for some purpose in the locales of Azemmour and the Casbah of Settat, presumably those in Morocco. One of the more elaborate signatures is that of Yaʿaqov Toledano. Needs further examination.
Typewritten copy of a ketubba from Essaouira (Morocco), 21 December 1876 (5637), with a handwritten note at the bottom, "this is the form of the ketubbot in the Maghreb according to the custom of the inhabitants..." ASE.
Typewritten copy of a ketubba from Essaouira (Morocco), 16 September 1891 (5651), with a note at the bottom, "this is the form of the ketubbot in the Maghreb according to the custom of the Castilian exiles."
Ketubba dated 15 September 1847 (5 Tishrei 5608) from Tangier for Ḥayyim Neḥemias b. Avraham b. Moshe b. Yiṣḥaq and Ordueña bt. Menaḥem b. Aharon. The currency used is אותייות. Scribed and witnessed by Masʿūd ha-Kohen. The groom also seems to have placed his name underneath. ASE.
A curious fragment of a late calligraphic legal document (though the date does not survive), possibly appointing Avraham b. Uri Shabbetay Ashkenazi as someone's agent (or vice versa?) for some purpose in the locales of Azemmour and the Casbah of Settat, presumably those in Morocco. One of the more elaborate signatures is that of Yaʿaqov Toledano. Needs further examination.
Legal document or documents. Dating: Late. In Hebrew. Mentions the city of Fez (verso, line 2). Involves a woman and her husband Yiṣḥaq. Mentions the dowry (nedunya) and 80 gold coins.
