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TRANSLATION OF FIRMAN (ROYAL DECREE) ISSUED BY SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID PROTECTING HIS JEWISH SUBJECTS, ON THE INTERVENTION OF SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE. English translation of the famous Firman (Turkish royal decree) issued by Sultan Abdul Medjid improving the conditions of his Jewish subjects, particularly with regard to the Damascus and Rhodes Blood Libels. 1840. 22 x 27 cm. Condition fair – good. Tears on right edges.