Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Collection of Legal Documents and Certificates – Moroccan Jewish Community, 19th Century

Opening: $300
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Collection of commercial legal documents, pertaining to Moroccan Jewry. [Second half of 19th century and early 20th century].
The present documents and certificates, which record the purchase and sale of property, and other commerce between Jews, were drawn up for the most part by the Sharia courts and are all written in Arabic, with the calligraphic signatures of the judges in the Islamic courts.
The certificates were not examined in depth. A brief summary of the content of the document is noted on some of the documents, in Hebrew characters, in a mixture of Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
31 documents. Size varies. Overall good condition.


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Morrocan and North African Jewry – Manuscripts, Letters and Documents
Morrocan and North African Jewry – Manuscripts, Letters and Documents