Responsum handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shlomo Eiger. Kalisch, 1838.
His own handwriting with additions and corrections. Interspersed in his writings are ideas from his father Rabbi Akiva Eiger, referring to him "Father and Mentor, father of all Israel, his holy memory is blessed by his writings". [This responsum is printed from a manuscript, in "Responsa of Rabbi Shlomo Eiger", Yoreh De'a section, Chap. 40].
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger (1786-1852), of the great Torah scholars of his generation, second son of Rabbi Akiva Eiger (and brother-in-law of the Chatham Sofer), author of "Gilyon Maharsha" and additional books recently published from manuscripts. Ranked amongst the gifted scholars and the prosperous of Warsaw. After he lost his money in the Polish Revolution of 1831, he was appointed to the rabbinate of Kalisch. In 1840 he succeeded his father as the Rabbi of Posen. This is a letter from the period when he served on the Kalisch Rabbinate.
3 pages, 21.5cm. Greenish paper, very good condition.