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Testimony - Chicago, Illinois, January 27, 1885Testimony - Chicago, Illinois, January 27, 1885

A handwritten testimony, primarily in Yiddish, detailing the account of R. Eizik, son of R. Shimon Zimansky, regarding his observation of Mr. Abraham smoking in public on Shabbat in Chicago, Illinois. The document labels Mr. Abraham as a 'Mechalel Shabbos' (Sabbath desecrator). It is signed by Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Gershon Leeser and other members of the Beth Din. The document is on a plain piece of paper with handwritten script and some staining. 3.