Letter from Rabbi Moshe Shlomo Zalman Kaiser Regarding the Will of Rabbi David Tevil Berliner - London, 1852

Letter handwritten and signed by R. "Moshe Shlomo Zalman ben Asher Anshel Kaiser". London, 1852.
The letter was sent to R. Shmuel Salant and R. Aharon Zelig Ashkenazi of Jerusalem, "executors of the will of R. David Tevil Berliner".
R. David Tevil Berlin (died 1851) was the son of R. Shlomo Hirschel Berlin (1761-1843), rabbi of Prenzlau, Poland, and later of London, and grandson of R. Tzvi Hirsch, rabbi of Berlin. R. Shlomo Hirschel officiated as rabbi of London for almost forty years, but sent all his children to live in Poland after their marriages (Klilat Yofi, pp. 134-135). His son R. David Tevil moved to Jerusalem in 1838. R. Tevil's son-in-law was R. Yochanan Tzvi Shlank of Jerusalem, a student of the Chatam Sofer and one of the founders of "Kollel Hod" (Germany and Holland).
After the passing of his first wife Toiba, the daughter of R. Yitzchak Reich of Gąbin, R. David Tevil married Chasha, a much younger woman. This current letter refers to "the pitiful young widow, bereft of her husband and her son" (an infant who passed away several months after his father).
The passing of R. David Tevil was a tragedy, as is evidenced by the letter sent by the directors of Pekidim and Amarkalim [Clerks and Administrators] in Amsterdam (1852): "We were shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of R. David Tevil Berliner, and appalled to hear of the terrible events surrounding his death, especially as the tragedy took place in the Holy City. May G-d send comfort to his bereaved family and prevent the recurrence of such tragedies" (from the manuscript letters of Pekidim and Amarkelim, scanned at "Yad Ben-Tzvi". Ledger no. 13, p. 1).
The author of the letter, R. Moshe Shlomo Zalman Kaiser, was a wealthy Torah scholar and influential community member in London, where he managed the funds sent to Eretz Israel.
[1] leaf, 27 cm. Thin bluish paper. Good-fair condition. Wear and small tears.