Subject: Palestine -- History -- 19th century

A three-page letter written circa 1870 by Sir Moses Montefiore in Hebrew. The letter, written on stationery with the heading “Holy Land...Sir Moses Montefiore,” details various expenditures. The letter was written in Palestine and is in Montefiore's hand. Montefiore's philanthropic endeavors focused heavily on the Holy Land, where he traveled seven times between 1827 and 1875, funding projects related to industry, education, and health. His contributions include the Moses Montefiore Windmill in Yemin Moshe, the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the Old City walls, funded by the estate of Judah Touro.

Chromolithograph depicting the proposed design for a hospital in Jerusalem, created in 1855 by Wyatt Papworth and Thomas Allason. This broadside, along with a second page showing the hospital layout, was sent to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia and Abraham Rice in Baltimore following a visit to Palestine. The hospital was never built. This is the only known copy.