Request for Permission to Reprint "Shema Yisreels"

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Letter written in Yiddish from Simeon Cohen Nost in New York City to Rabbi Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia. Nost requests Leeser's assistance in obtaining permission to reprint and sell "Shema Yisreels," a group of biblical quotations, which Nost had reprinted with improvements. He explains that he invested money from friends in this venture and seeks Leeser's help to avoid legal problems and financial loss. The letter details Nost's prior consultation with a lawyer, Mr. Joachinson, about the legality of reprinting.

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