Letters and Paper Items from the Archive of Rabbi Shmuel Salant

Collection of papers and letters from the archive of R. Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem. Contains halachic letters which he received from various countries. [c. 1845-1910].
· Letter (in English) from Yosef Sabag Montefiore. London, 1892. · Letter of responsa on the laws of Even HaEzer, by R. Avraham Goldzweig of Warsaw. Jerusalem, 1845. · Letter with a query regarding the laws of names for drawing up a get, by R. Ya'akov Sofer, an emissary of the Vehran community. Casablanca, Morocco, 1894. · Letter with halachic query, in the name of R. Saliman the Chazan (cantor), regarding covering one's head with a knitted kipah (skullcap) with net-like holes. [Bombay, c. 1890s-1900s]. On the verso is an inscription in Latin letters of the address for sending the response to R. Solomon Joseph [who was a chazan and shochet in Bombay at that time]. · Draft of a halachic ruling regarding the laws of rights of possession of courtyards [among family members and residents, Ashkenazim and Sephardim]. · Accounts and lists related to debentures and bills placed for safekeeping in the custody of R. S. Salant. · More letters and various printed and handwritten paper items.
16 items. Size and condition vary.