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Letter from the Emissary Rabbi Ya'akov David Yekutiel HaKohen, Livorno, 1813 - Letter handwritten and with the full signature of Jerusalem emissary Rabbi David Yekutiel HaKohen to philanthropist Rabbi Avraham Azaryahu Otlingo from Akway, Italy. In the letter, the emissary requests from Rabbi Avraham Azariah that he expedite the members of his community to send the charity funds that have been collected for the benefit of settlers in the Holy Land. The letter also mentions: Mahara”m Zakut [son of Rabbi Eliyahu HaLevi, rabbi of Alessandria della Paglia] and Rabbi Ya'akov Nunis Vais of Livorno. Rabbi David Yekutiel HaKohen  traveled as a trusted emissary for the benefit of the Sephardic settlement in Jerusalem - in 1790, 1806 and 1821. On his way, he printed books by his grandfather, Rabbi David HaKohen [Rapaport]: Da'at Kedoshim (Livorno 1749) and  Ben Heh Heh  (Livorno 1823). Refer to: A Ya'ari  Shluchei Eretz Yisrael pp. 704-706 and in the quarterly  Jerusalem Book II, pp. 149-146. [1] leaf paper 18x15 cm. Oriental script; fine condition. Minimal aging stains.