Lengthy Letter from the Admo"r of Dej, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet, Author of Ma'agalei Tzedek

Lengthy Letter from the Admo"r of Dej, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet, Author of Ma'agalei Tzedek

Lengthy letter from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet, Admo"r of Dej, author of Ma'aglei Tzedek. 1870.
The letter opens with the words, "I left blessed and I will return blessed." It was sent to his nephew Rabbi Asher Shmuel Panet with a comprehensive, lengthy halachic responsum regarding the laws of yayin nesech. The Admo"r mentions his father's book Mareh Yechezkelֲ in the letter.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet [1818-1885] was a son of Rabbi Yechezkel Panet, author of Mareh Yechezkel. Rabbi Mendel was among the close disciples of the Chata"m Sofer, who was exuberant in his praise, calling him "der zeidener bachur, " and even going for walks with him on Shabbat evenings. He was the only one in the Pressburg yeshivah who wore Chassidic garb. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet was there at the well-known revelation of Eliyahu in the Chata"m Sofer's presence. Following his marriage, he drew close to the "Yismach Moshe." He was later the rabbi of Dej, and from 1858 served as an Admo"r. Many people in Hungary began praying in nussach Sephard because of him, and the city of Dej became a Chassidic stronghold. He was the leader of the Chareidi Jews of Transylvania for decades, and one of the greatest Admo"rs of his generation. He authored the books Ma'aglei Tzedek, Sha'arei Tzedek, Mishpat Tzedek and Avnei Tzedek.
Rabbi Asher Shmuel Panet was a son of Rabbi Moshe Bezalel Panet; rabbi of Hidalmás and Toshnad. He was a grandson of the "Mareh Yechezkel." (Regarding Rabbi Asher Shmuel, refer to R' Tzvi Hirsch Schwartz's "Menachem Meishiv Nafesh" in Heichal HaBesh"t, Ma'asaf L'Mishnat HeChassidut Toldotehah V'Ginzehah, year II issue 4 (8) 2005, page 109).
[2] pages, 20x20 cm. The letter is entirely written and signed by him. Fine condition. Fold marks. Tiny tears in the margins without damage. Aging stains.