Bidspirit auction | Deed, signed by the Av

Deed, signed by the Av Beis Din of Yerushalayim, Rabbi Michoel Yaakov Yisrael, Rabbi Avraham Ashkenazi – who later became Rishon LeTzion and Chacham Bashi, and the collector Rabbi Menachem Alsheich. The deed forbids infringing on the property rights of Rabbi Yosef Ibn Ruby, who had given a deposit on two stores in the Jewish market in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1854. “And no Jew may infringe on his rights and take them in rent from the gentiles under any circumstance… He who heeds us will rest safe and unconcerned from all evil” – from the deed given to the Chacham Rabbi Yosef Ibn Ruby, who rented two stores in the Jewish market from the Arab owners. Signed by Rabbi Michoel Yaakov Yisrael and members of his Beis Din. [1] pg. Sephardic handwriting, with three signatures of Gedolim of Yerushalayim. Please see the Hebrew listing for biographical information on the various individuals mentioned. Fold marks. Tears and erosion along the fold lines. Repaired via pastings on back of the paper. Stains, Fair-good condition.