Item TR-BOA/MVL/772-6 - Dosya 772, Gömlek 6, August 20, 1864 (Gregorian calendar) - 17 Rebinlevvel 1281 (Ottoman calendar)

The pilgrims from the different religious communities present in Jerusalem, and European travelers arrive to the city on a constant basis, but often find themselves in places other than pilgrimage sites, towards the desert. For the protection of these spaces, Sheikh Mahmud Arifa will be provided with salaries for a posse of thirty men, and will be appointed responsible for the security of that road. 1, 3-6: no signature; 2: signed by Es-Seyyid İsmail [illegible] the governor of Jerusalem