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Tag: sicilian cheese
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Letter sent from Acre shortly after it was taken by the Crusaders in 1104, in which a merchant describes to his parents the terrors of the war, as well as the usefulness of his servant in such a situation. (Information from Mediterranean Society, I, p. 132)
Furaji ha-Kohen appears before the court in Alexandria and declares that he sold to Bu al-Faraj b. Barakat 160 pounds of Sicilian Kosher cheese. Since he wishes now to sell the cheese in the Egyptian country-side, the court issues him a certificate about the information supplied to them by him. Dated Marheshvan 4975/ October 1214. (Information from Mediterranean Society, IV, 251)