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Letter written in Hebrew and English from Raphael Judah in Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine to the "princes and officers of the cities of America." Judah describes his efforts to establish agricultural opportunities for Jews in the Holy Land, facing financial hardship and the loss of mules. He requests continued support, possibly financial or in the form of tools, to complete building projects and provide livelihoods. He offers to send ethrogim (citrons) from the Holy Land as a token of gratitude.

Letter from Simon Cohen Noot to Isaac Leeser, written in New York in December of an unknown year. The letter is written primarily in Hebrew, with an English note indicating that the writer is seeking aid for Rabbi Gershom, who has fled his homeland due to anti-Jewish persecution and is seeking a position in the United States. Noot appeals to Leeser to publish an account of Rabbi Gershom's plight in his magazine in hopes of securing a position for him.