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

Two Beit Din Documents – Frankfurt am Main, 1760-1767

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium

Two Beit Din documents from Frankfurt am Main:
1. Beit Din document drawn up in the Frankfurt am Main Beit Din, Adar 1760.
With this document, R. Kossel son of the late R. Tevele Landau gifts, unbeknownst to his wife and to take effect one hour before his passing, the sum of 4000 Reichsthaler to his nephew, Shlomo son of R. Leib Oppenheim.
Signed by R. Yehuda son of the dayan R. Michel Binga, community trustee; and by R. Yisrael son of R. Yechiel Michel Schwartzschild, community scribe.
[1] folded leaf (document written on one page; description of contents of leaf on verso). 34 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
2. Beit Din document drawn up in the Frankfurt am Main Beit Din, Av 1767.
In this document, R. Shlomo Oppenheim nephew gifts his son-in-law the above document.
Signed by R. Yisrael son of R. Yechiel Michel Schwartzschild and R. Asher Anshel son of Shlomo Zalman Pfann Katz, community trustee.
[1] folded leaf (document covers a page and a half; description of contents of leaf on verso). 35.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tear close to inscription on verso (in place of wax seal). Folding marks.


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Letters – Chassidut
Letters – Chassidut