Dissertatio Philologica de SadducaeisThis dissertation, written in Latin with Hebrew passages, explores the Sadducees, a Jewish sect. It examines their beliefs and practices, drawing on Talmudic stories and comparing their views with those of Maimonides (Rambam). The work also investigates the relationship between the Sadducees and early Christianity. It is dated circa 1680 based on the library's assessment.
Letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser, Charleston, South Carolina, September 2, 1852A one-and-a-half-page letter from Solomon Nunes Carvalho to Isaac Leeser, dated September 2, 1852, in Charleston, South Carolina. Carvalho discusses an interpretation of Maimonides for a proposed article in *The Occident* and offers opinions on other scholarly articles sent to Leeser. The letter was written shortly before Carvalho embarked on the Frémont Western Expedition.